What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1880
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.62° N, 65.72° E
- Description
- 1880 battle
Battle of Kandahar (1880)
1880 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The battle in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British forces under command of General Roberts and the Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan. It ended with a decisive British victory over Afghan forces.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Second Anglo-Afghan War – Battle of Kandahar: General Frederick Roberts, commanding British forces, defeats the Afghan troops of Mohammad Ayub Khan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Сражение при Кандагаре, последнее сражение Второй англо-афганской войны”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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