Battle of Ahmed Khel
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Battle of Ahmed Khel | |||||||
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Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
Map of the battlefield |
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Belligerents | |||||||
British Empire | Afghanistan | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Sir Donald Martin Stewart | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,200 Anglo-Indian troops | 15,000 tribal warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
141 17 dead 124 wounded |
Around 1,700 |
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The Battle of Ahmed Khel was fought in April 1880 and ended in a British Victory. This battle occurred during General Donald Stewart's march from Kandahar to Ghazni, then on to Kabul.