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The Battle of Kabul was fought from August to October, 1842, between British and Afghan forces. It was the concluding engagement of the First Anglo-Afghan War. The British advanced on Kabul from Kandahar and Jalalabad to avenge the earlier Massacre of Elphinstone's Army. Having recovered several prisoners captured in that event, the British demolished parts of Kabul before evacuating Afghanistan and retreating to India.

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  • Battle of Kabul (1842)
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  • The Battle of Kabul was fought from August to October, 1842, between British and Afghan forces. It was the concluding engagement of the First Anglo-Afghan War. The British advanced on Kabul from Kandahar and Jalalabad to avenge the earlier Massacre of Elphinstone's Army. Having recovered several prisoners captured in that event, the British demolished parts of Kabul before evacuating Afghanistan and retreating to India.
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  • 13000(xsd:integer)
  • 15000(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the First Anglo-Afghan War
Date
  • August–October 1842
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Caption
  • British and Indian troops outside Kabul 1842.
Casualties
  • Around 500
  • +1,000
Result
  • British victory and withdrawal;
  • End of the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • British Empire
  • Afghanistan
Place
  • Kabul, Afghanistan
Conflict
  • Battle of Kabul
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  • The Battle of Kabul was fought from August to October, 1842, between British and Afghan forces. It was the concluding engagement of the First Anglo-Afghan War. The British advanced on Kabul from Kandahar and Jalalabad to avenge the earlier Massacre of Elphinstone's Army. Having recovered several prisoners captured in that event, the British demolished parts of Kabul before evacuating Afghanistan and retreating to India.
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