Second Anglo-Afghan War

war between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan, 1878–1880.

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1878 — 1880 Afghanistan, Anglo-Afghan Wars, Battle of Ahmed Khel, Battle of Ali Masjid, Battle of Charasiab, Battle of Kam Dakka, Battle of Kandahar, Battle of Maiwand, Battle of Peiwar Kotal, Second Battle of Charasiab, Siege of the British Residency in Kabul, Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment, war,

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^@

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Battle of Ahmed Khel 1880
Battle of Ali Masjid 1878
Battle of Charasiab 1879
Battle of Kam Dakka 1879
Battle of Kandahar 1880
Battle of Maiwand 1880
Battle of Peiwar Kotal 1878
Second Battle of Charasiab 1880
Siege of the British Residency in Kabul 1879
Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment 1879
Afghan Civil War 1996
Afghan Conflict 1978
Mughal–Persian Wars 1557

2019 Bagram Airfield attack – Afghan Civil War – Afghan Civil War – Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) – Afghan Conflict – Anglo-Afghan Wars – Battle of Charasiab – Battle of Kabul – Battle of Kabul – Battle of Kam Dakka – Battle of Kandahar – Fall of Kabul – First Battle of Kabul – Fourth Battle of Kabul – January 2010 attack in central Kabul – Mughal–Safavid War – Second Battle of Charasiab – Siege of the British Residency in Kabul – Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment – Soviet–Afghan War – Third Battle of Kabul – War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) – War in Afghanistan (2015–2021) –

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Battle of Ahmed Khel 1880

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Battle of Ali Masjid 1878

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Battle of Charasiab 1879

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Battle of Kam Dakka 1879

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Battle of Kandahar 1880

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Battle of Maiwand 1880

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Battle of Peiwar Kotal 1878

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Second Battle of Charasiab 1880

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Siege of the British Residency in Kabul 1879

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Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment 1879

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Afghan Civil War 1996

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Afghan Conflict 1978

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Mughal–Persian Wars 1557

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Barrack Square in Kandahar by Benjamin Simpson

Barrack Square in Kandahar by Benjamin Simpson-cropped

Beato, Felice A. - Eine Bootsbrücke in Khushalgar während der Besetzung Afghanistans durch drei englische und indische Armeekorps (Zeno Fotografie)

Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion, in Sherpur cantonment, Kabul, Second Afghan War, c. 1879

Gatling Guns in Action WDL11499 (cropped)

Group of Afridis at Jamrūd, 1866 WDL11469, crop

India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel (BM 1913,0415.200 024) (cropped)

Inside the main gate of Qalat City Fort (Afghanistan) in 1879

John Frederick Irwin - Ali Musjid - NAM 95268

John Frederick Irwin - Football Match at Candahar, Afghanistan. 59th Regt. v. The Garrison, 1878 - NAM 1016786

John Frederick Irwin - Garden at Candahar Head Qrs, 1879 - NAM 1016787

John Frederick Irwin - Khelat-i-Ghilzai, 1879 - NAM 1016766

John Frederick Irwin - Logar Valley, Afghanistan. Looking towards Cabul, showing the pass. Camp Hisarak, May 1880

John Frederick Irwin - Logar Valley, Afghanistan. Looking towards Cabul, showing the pass. Camp Hisarak, May 1880 (complete)

John Frederick Irwin - Officers quarters 59th Reg. Candahar', 1879 NAM 122052

John Frederick Irwin - On top of the mound in the Kelat-i-Ghilzai. Examining the inscription on the gun', 1879 - NAM 1017137

John Frederick Irwin - The action of Shahjui. Afghanistan, 1879 - NAM 1011970

Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin – Action at ‘Arzu’ Afghanistan 1880

Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan c.1860s

Qalat City Fort (Afghanistan) in 1879

The Graphic, vol XIX, n°500, 28 juin 1879, 2017.0.3230.01(4)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^@		Wikidata
conflict	1880	Battle of Ahmed Khel	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1878	Battle of Ali Masjid	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1879	Battle of Charasiab	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1879	Battle of Kam Dakka	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1880	Battle of Kandahar	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1880	Battle of Maiwand	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1878	Battle of Peiwar Kotal	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1880	Second Battle of Charasiab	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1879	Siege of the British Residency in Kabul	siege	Wikidata
conflict	1879	Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment	siege	Wikidata
war	1996	Afghan Civil War	civil war, Afghan Conflict	Wikidata
war	1978	Afghan Conflict	civil war, Cold War, War on Terror	Wikidata
war	1557	Mughal–Persian Wars	series of wars	Wikidata
image		Barrack Square in Kandahar by Benjamin Simpson		Wikimedia
image		Barrack Square in Kandahar by Benjamin Simpson-cropped		Wikimedia
image		Beato, Felice A. - Eine Bootsbrücke in Khushalgar während der Besetzung Afghanistans durch drei englische und indische Armeekorps (Zeno Fotografie)		Wikimedia
image		Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion, in Sherpur cantonment, Kabul, Second Afghan War, c. 1879		Wikimedia
image		Gatling Guns in Action WDL11499 (cropped)		Wikimedia
image		Group of Afridis at Jamrūd, 1866 WDL11469, crop		Wikimedia
image		India-Proofs of Wood-Engravings by The Brothers Dalziel (BM 1913,0415.200 024) (cropped)		Wikimedia
image		Inside the main gate of Qalat City Fort (Afghanistan) in 1879		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Ali Musjid - NAM 95268		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Football Match at Candahar, Afghanistan. 59th Regt. v. The Garrison, 1878 - NAM 1016786		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Garden at Candahar Head Qrs, 1879 - NAM 1016787		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Khelat-i-Ghilzai, 1879 - NAM 1016766		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Logar Valley, Afghanistan. Looking towards Cabul, showing the pass. Camp Hisarak, May 1880		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Logar Valley, Afghanistan. Looking towards Cabul, showing the pass. Camp Hisarak, May 1880 (complete)		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - Officers quarters 59th Reg. Candahar', 1879 NAM 122052		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - On top of the mound in the Kelat-i-Ghilzai. Examining the inscription on the gun', 1879 - NAM 1017137		Wikimedia
image		John Frederick Irwin - The action of Shahjui. Afghanistan, 1879 - NAM 1011970		Wikimedia
image		Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin – Action at ‘Arzu’ Afghanistan 1880		Wikimedia
image		Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan c.1860s		Wikimedia
image		Qalat City Fort (Afghanistan) in 1879		Wikimedia
image		The Graphic, vol XIX, n°500, 28 juin 1879, 2017.0.3230.01(4)		Wikimedia

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