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Battle of Charasiab

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18 killed, 70 wounded
  
500 killed and wounded

Result
  
British Victory

Date
  
6 October 1879

3,800 men
  
12,000 Afghan army troops and tribesmen

Combatants
  
Afghanistan, British Empire

Similar
  
Second Anglo‑Afghan War, Battle of Kandahar, Battle of Peiwar Kotal, Battle of Maiwand, Battle of Ahmed Khel

The Battle of Charasiab was fought on 6 October 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War between British and Indian troops against Afghan forces.

The British were led by Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts, then commander of the Kabul Field Force, and the Afghans by Nek Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kabul and uncle of Yakub Khan, the former Amir. Having driven the Afghans from the hills surrounding Charasiab, the British were able to resume their advance on Kabul.

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Battle of Charasiab Wikipedia