Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was fought on 2 December 1878 between British forces under Major General Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan, during the opening stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British were victorious, and seized the strategic Peiwar Kotal Pass leading into the interior of Afghanistan.
| Battle of Peiwar Kotal | |||||||
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| Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
"The attack on the Peiwar Kotal" by Vereker Monteith Hamilton | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Afghanistan | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Major General Frederick Roberts | Karim Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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73 officers, 3,058 men 13 guns |
4,000–5,000 25 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 21 killed, 72 wounded | 200 casualties (Estimate) | ||||||
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