| The Second Anglo-Afghan War |
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1878
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| 22 Nov |
Browne captures Ali Musjid |
| 24 Nov |
Browne occupies Dakka |
| 2 Dec |
Roberts takes Peiwar Kotal |
| 13 Dec |
Sher Ali leaves Kabul |
| 20 Dec |
Browne occupies Jellalabad |
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1879
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| 2 Jan |
Roberts starts expedition into Khost Valley |
| 8 Jan |
Stewart occupies Kandahar |
| 21 Jan |
Stewart occupies Khelat-i-Ghilzai |
| 21 Feb |
Sher Ali dies at Mazar-i-Sharif |
| 26 Feb |
Action at Khushk-i-Nakud |
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| 31 Mar |
River disaster at Kubul River near Jellalabad |
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| 2 Apr |
Battle at Fatehbad |
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| 6 Apr |
Gandamak occupied |
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| 22 Apr |
Action at Kam Dakka |
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| 30 Apr |
Ali Khel occupied |
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| 26 May |
Treaty of Gandamak and end of first campaign |
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| 24 Jul |
Cavagnari arrives in Kabul |
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| 3 Sep |
Massacre of British at Kabul, Cavagnari killed |
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| 11 Sep |
Shutagardan occupied |
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| 24 Sep |
Kushi occupied |
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| 26 Sep |
Yakub Khan leaves Kabul |
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| 6 Oct |
Battle at Charasiab |
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| 13 Oct |
Roberts marches into Kabul |
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| 16 Oct |
Gunpowder explosion at Bala Hissar |
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| 19 Oct |
Shutagardan abandoned after fighting |
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| 24 Oct |
Action at Shajui |
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| 28 Oct |
Abdication of Yakub Khan announced |
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| 10 Dec |
Action at Karez Mir |
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| 11 Dec |
Encounter in the Chardeh Valley |
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| 12-13 Dec |
Action at Takht-i-Shah |
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| 14 Dec |
Attack on Asmai Heights and retreat into Sherpur |
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| 15-22 Dec |
Siege of Sherpur |
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| 23 Dec |
Roberts defeats Afghans at Sherpur and Bala Hissar reoccupied |
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1880
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| 1 Apr |
Stewart leaves Kandahar for Kabul |
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| 19 Apr |
Battle at Ahmed Khel |
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| 23 Apr |
Action at Arzu |
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| 26 Apr |
Action at Charasiab |
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| 2 May |
Stewart in Kabul |
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| 15 Jun |
Ayub Khan leaves Herat for Kandahar |
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| 14 Jul |
Wali Mohammad's troops mutiny |
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| 22 Jul |
Abdur Rahman recognised as Amir |
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| 27 Jul |
Battle at Maiwand |
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| 6 Aug |
Ayub Khan besieges Kandahar |
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| 8 Aug |
Roberts leaves Kabul for Kandahar (see below for breakdown) |
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| 11 Aug |
Stewart leaves Kabul for India |
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| 16 Aug |
Sortie on Deh Khoja |
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| 31 Aug |
Roberts reaches Kandahar |
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| 1 Sep |
Battle of Kandahar |
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1881
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| 22 Apr |
British evacuate Kandahar |
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| The march to Kandahar 1880 |
approx. mileage |
| 8 Aug |
Sherpur to Bini Hissar |
6 miles |
| 9 Aug |
Bini Hissar to Zahidabad |
14 miles |
| 10 Aug |
Zahidabad to Zerghun Shahr |
13 miles |
| 11 Aug |
Zerghun Shahr to Patkao |
16 miles |
| 12 Aug |
Patkao to Amir Kala |
11 miles |
| 13 Aug |
Amir Kala to Haidar Khel |
12 miles |
| 14 Aug |
Haidar Khel to Shashgao |
16 miles |
| 15 Aug |
Shashgao to Ghazni |
15 miles |
| 16 Aug |
Ghazni to Yarghati |
20 miles |
| 17 Aug |
Yarghati to Chardeh |
13 miles |
| 18 Aug |
Chardeh to Karez-i-Oba |
17 miles |
| 19 Aug |
Karez-i-Oba to Mukur |
14 miles |
| 20 Aug |
Mukur to Panjak |
21 miles |
| 21 Aug |
Panjak to Kajai |
13 miles |
| 22 Aug |
Kajai to Baba Kazai |
17 miles |
| 23 Aug |
Baba Kazai to Khelat-i-Ghilzai |
17 miles |
| 24 Aug |
Khelat-i-Ghilzai halt |
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| 25 Aug |
Khelat-i-Ghilzai to Jaldak |
17 miles |
| 26 Aug |
Jaldak to Tirandaz |
17 miles |
| 27 Aug |
Tirandaz to Pomazai |
15 miles |
| 28 Aug |
Pomazai to Robat |
19 miles |
| 29 Aug |
Robat halt |
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| 30 Aug |
Robat to Mohmand |
8 miles |
| 31 Aug |
Mohmand to Kandahar |
13 miles |
