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Siege of the British Residency in Kabul

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul was a siege conducted on 3 September 1879 at Kabul, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of Second Anglo-Afghan War, which ran from 1878 to 1880. The recorded result: Afghan Victory. Recorded strength: 75 men against 2,000+ men.

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Siege of the British Residency in Kabul
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Fought3 September 1879
WhereKabul, Afghanistan34.533N, 69.166E
OutcomeAfghan Victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstAfghan mutineers
Casualties and losses72 killedand600 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, 188018781880Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, 1879
9 placed engagements of Second Anglo-Afghan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 September 1879
PlaceKabul, Afghanistan
34.533N, 69.166E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength75 men2,000+ men
Casualties and losses72 killed600 killed
Commanders
  • Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari
Siege of the British Residency in KabulSiege of the British Residency in KabulSiege of KabulSiege of the Sherpur CantonmentBattle of KabulBattle of CharasiabSecond Battle of CharasiabBamianJalalabadGhazniGardizCharikarParachinarMayda ShahrBaraki Barak100 km34.533N, 69.166E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1504 and 1879.

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Elsewhere in 1879

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul 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 Q7510538, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, revision 1370746659, 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.