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Second Herat War

Second Herat War was a siege conducted in 1856 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Herat. The recorded result: Persian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 20,000 total troops; 16 Infantry Regiments; Artillery Units; Regular and Irregular Cavalry.

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Fought1856
WhereHerat, Afghanistan34.342N, 62.203E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePersian victory
BelligerentsEmirate of Herat; Supported by: British EmpireagainstSublime State of Iran
Casualties and losses1,500and1,500

Record

Date1856 (year precision)
to 1856
PlaceHerat, Afghanistan
34.342N, 62.203E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthUnknown20,000 total troops; 16 Infantry Regiments; Artillery Units; Regular and Irregular Cavalry
Casualties and losses1,5001,500
Commanders
  • Mohammad-Yusuf Mirza Durrani
  • 'Isa Khan Bardurrani
  • Sardar Majid Khani
  • Naser al-Din Shah
  • Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri
  • Morad Mirza Hesam o-Saltaneh
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Placed at Herat; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1856

Second Herat War 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 Q109285838, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Herat War, revision 1376434715, 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.