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Battle of Charasiab

Battle of Charasiab was a battle fought on 6 October 1879 at Char Asiab, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of Second Anglo-Afghan War, which ran from 1878 to 1880. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 3,800 men against 12,000 Afghan army troops and tribesmen.

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Plan of the battle of Charasiah (Charasiab, October 6, 1879)
Plan of the battle of Charasiah (Charasiab, October 6, 1879). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 October 1879
WhereChar Asiab, Afghanistan34.399N, 69.168E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; British RajagainstAfghans
Casualties and losses18 killed, 70 woundedandOver 300 killed
Part ofSecond Anglo-Afghan War1878 to 1880

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Afghan War

Battle of Ali Masjid, 1878Battle of Peiwar Kotal, 1878Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, 1879Battle of Charasiab, 1879Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment, 1879Battle of Ahmed Khel, 1880Second Battle of Charasiab, 1880Battle of Maiwand, 1880Battle of Kandahar, 188018781880Battle of Charasiab, 1879
9 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Afghan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 October 1879
PlaceChar Asiab, Afghanistan
34.399N, 69.168E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,800 men12,000 Afghan army troops and tribesmen
Casualties and losses18 killed, 70 woundedOver 300 killed
Commanders
Battle of CharasiabBattle of CharasiabSecond Battle of CharasiabBattle of KabulSiege of KabulSiege of the British Residency in KabulSiege of the Sherpur CantonmentSecond Battle of CharasiabBattle of KabulBamianGhazniGardizCharikarParachinarMayda ShahrBaraki BarakMehtar Lam100 km34.399N, 69.168E
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Battle of Charasiab is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870716, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Charasiab, revision 1370436905, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.