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Battle of Maiwand

27 juil. 1880 · 31.73° N, 65.13° E

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27 juil. 1880
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Bataille
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31.73° N, 65.13° E
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1880 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Battle of Maiwand

1880 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Battle of Maiwand was fought on 27 July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Fought near the village of Maiwand in Kandahar Province, the battle resulted in an Afghan army of 25,000 regulars and irregulars under Mohammad Ayub Khan defeating a force of 2,476 British and Indian troops under Brigadier-general George Burrows.

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