Battle of Peiwar Kotal

The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was fought on 2 December 1878 between British forces under Major General Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan, during the opening stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British were victorious, and seized the strategic Peiwar Kotal Pass leading into the interior of Afghanistan.

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1878  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

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Location: 33.8167, 69.9667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1878 Battle of Peiwar Kotal

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2016 Jani Khel offensive

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Illustration titled 'Sikh soldiers (20th Punjab Infantry) burning their slain comrades on the battlefield at Paiwar Kotal, Afghanistan, 1878'

Battle of Peiwar Kotal

Battle of Peiwar Kotal

Storming the Heights, Peiwar Kotal

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2016	Jani Khel offensive	offensive	Wikidata
site	fort		Combat Outpost Chamkani	outpost	Wikidata
commons	image		Illustration titled 'Sikh soldiers (20th Punjab Infantry) burning their slain comrades on the battlefield at Paiwar Kotal, Afghanistan, 1878'		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Peiwar Kotal		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Peiwar Kotal		Commons
commons	image		Storming the Heights, Peiwar Kotal		Commons