1878–1880 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan
Dates, participants and sources of this conflict →Related events
The chronological links below come from Wikidata’s “part of” and “has part” relations. This selection covers 21 November 1878 — 1 September 1880; it does not claim to cover the entire conflict or reconstruct an army’s movements.
- 21 November 1878
Battle of Ali Masjid ↗
Source · Q2237297 - 28 November 1878 — 29 November 1878
Battle of Peiwar Kotal ↗
Source · Q4872006 - 3 September 1879
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul ↗
Source · Q7510538 - 6 October 1879
Battle of Charasiab ↗
Source · Q4870716 - 15 December 1879 — 23 December 1879
Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment ↗
Source · Q969018 - 19 April 1880
Battle of Ahmed Khel ↗
Source · Q4870232 - 25 April 1880
Second Battle of Charasiab ↗
Source · Q7443079 - 27 July 1880
Battle of Maiwand ↗
Source · Q548625 - 1 September 1880
Battle of Kandahar ↗
Source · Q370307
Provenance and limits
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