What the records say
- When
- 15 Dec 1879 – 23 Dec 1879
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 34.53° N, 69.17° E
- Description
- 1879 siege
Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment was a battle fought in December 1879, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. British forces were besieged by Afghan troops, then repulsed an assault.
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