Battle of Kabul (1842)

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The Battle of Kabul was fought on between August to October, 1842 between British and Afghan forces. The British re-invaded Afghanistan to avenge the defeat at Gandamak. The British won the battle.

First Anglo-Afghan War Ghazni – Elphinstone – Gandamak – Jellalabad – Kabul

One of the reason of this battle was the obsession in British India that the Russians, extending the Tsar's empire east into Asia, would invade India through Afghanistan.

[edit] References

• The Battle of Kabul 1842, BritishBattles.com accessed 23 October 2007

[edit] See also

• First Anglo-Afghan War