battle, nineteenth century
Second Battle of Charasiab
Second Battle of Charasiab was a battle fought on 25 April 1880 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: Unknown against 4,000.
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Where it sits in Second Anglo-Afghan War
Record
| Date | 25 April 1880 | |
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| Place | Char Asiab, Afghanistan 34.399N, 69.168E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | Unknown | 4,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 4 killed, 34 wounded | 100–200 killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Charasiab 1879, same recorded site
- Battle of Kabul 1842, 14 km N
- Siege of Kabul 1504, 15 km N
- Siege of the British Residency in Kabul 1879, 15 km N
- Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment 1879, 15 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Ahmed Khel 1880
- After: Battle of Maiwand 27 July 1880
- All 9 engagements of Second Anglo-Afghan War
Elsewhere in 1880
- Battle of Geok Tepe Turkmenistan
- Action at Bronkhorstspruit South Africa
- Battle of Tacna Peru
- Battle of Arica Chile
- Battle of Ulcinj Montenegro
Second 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 Q7443079, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Charasiab, revision 1370736014, 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.