Battle of Kandahar (1880)

The Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The battle in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British forces under command of General Roberts and the Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan. It ended with a British victory.

This article is about the 1880 battle. For other battles in Kandahar, see Battle of Kandahar.
Battle of Kandahar
Part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Kandahar: 92nd Highlanders storming Gundi Mulla Sahibdad, Richard Caton Woodville
Date1 September 1880
Location
Kandahar, Afghanistan
31°37′N 65°43′E
Result British Victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 India		 Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders

Frederick Roberts

Henry Francis Brooke  †		 Ayub Khan
Strength
10,000 13,000
Casualties and losses
100 killed
218 wounded		 1,000 killed
2,000 wounded
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