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Battle of Kandahar

Battle of Kandahar was a battle fought on 1 September 1880 at Kandahar, 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: 10,000 against 13,000.

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Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Anglo-Afghan War. Richard Caton Woodville Jr., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 September 1880
WhereKandahar, Afghanistan31.617N, 65.717E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; British RajagainstAfghanistan
Casualties and losses100 killed; 218 woundedand1,000 killed; 2,000 wounded
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 Kandahar, 1880
9 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Afghan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 September 1880
PlaceKandahar, Afghanistan
31.617N, 65.717E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength10,00013,000
Casualties and losses100 killed; 218 wounded1,000 killed; 2,000 wounded
Commanders
  • Mohammad Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
Battle of KandaharBattle of KandaharSiege of KandaharSiege of KandaharSiege of KandaharFall of KandaharBattle of MaiwandSiege of KandaharSiege of KandaharBattle of MaiwandChamanQalatLashkar GahTarin Kowt100 km31.617N, 65.717E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1605 and 1880.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1880

Battle of Kandahar 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 Q370307, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kandahar (1880), revision 1374446132, 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.