Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Kabul: contested ground

The ground around Kabul was fought over 4 times between 1504 and 1879: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of KabulSiege of the British Residency in KabulSiege of the Sherpur CantonmentSiege of KabulSiege of KabulPeshawarSaiduBamianJalalabadGhazniGardizCharikarKohat200 km34.531N, 69.169E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Kabul, 1504Battle of Kabul, 1842Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, 1879Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment, 187915041879
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1504Siege of KabulKabul
1842Battle of KabulKabulFirst Anglo-Afghan War
3 September 1879Siege of the British Residency in KabulKabulSecond Anglo-Afghan War
15 December 1879Siege of the Sherpur CantonmentKabulSecond Anglo-Afghan War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.