First Anglo-Afghan War

1838–1842 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan. 
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1839 — 1842 Anglo-Afghan Wars, war, Great Game, 1842 retreat from Kabul, Battle of Kabul, Battle of Ghazni, Battle of Jellalabad, Afghanistan, 

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• Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^@
  

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  Mughal–Persian Wars 1557
  

1842 retreat from Kabul – 2021 Taliban offensive – Afghan Civil War – Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) – Anglo-Afghan Wars – Battle of Chora – Battle of Ghazni – Battle of Kabul – Battle of Tarin Kowt – Battle of Tarinkot – Battle of Uruzgan – Kanishka's Central Asian campaign – Mughal–Safavid War – Second Anglo-Afghan War – War in Afghanistan (2015–2021) – 

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Mughal–Persian Wars 1557

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Frameless

Afghan chiefs

Afghan prisoners guarded by 19th Bengal Native Infantry after the Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War

Army of the Indus marching into Afghanistan - picture by Lieutenant Rattray

Army of the Indus passing through the Bolan Pass

Attack on Khelat (1)

Attack on Khelat (2)

Attack on the Kabul Gate at the Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War

Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War

Battle of Ghuznee, 23 July 1839

Beloochees in the Bolan Pass. Frontispiece of 'Sketches in Afghaunistan' (1842) -NYPL

City of Kandahar

Dost Mohammed and his family

Ghuznee

Lady Elizabeth Butler

Lithograph of British troops storming the gates of the fortress during the battle of Ghazni on 23 July 1839

Mir Alam of Kohistan region in Afghanistan

Mohammad Akram Khan, son of Dost Mohammad Khan, the ruler of Afghanistan.

Plan of Ghuznee by Lieutenant Thomas Gaisford Bombay Artillery

Quetta-(1780-1852)

The Approach to the Fortress of Kwettah, by James Atkinson - British Library

The approach to the fortress of Kwettah - NAM 1016306

The town of Roree, and the Fortress of Bukker on the Indus, by James Atkinson - British Library

The troops emerging from the narrow part of the defile, James Atkinson

Town of Ghuznee - picture by Lieutenant Thomas Wingate

Willoughby Cotton

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1@			Wikidata
conflict	1842	1842 retreat from Kabul	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1839	Battle of Ghazni	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1841	Battle of Jellalabad	siege		Wikidata
conflict	1842	Battle of Kabul	battle		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		Afghan chiefs			Wikimedia
image		Afghan prisoners guarded by 19th Bengal Native Infantry after the Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War			Wikimedia
image		Army of the Indus marching into Afghanistan - picture by Lieutenant Rattray			Wikimedia
image		Army of the Indus passing through the Bolan Pass			Wikimedia
image		Attack on Khelat (1)			Wikimedia
image		Attack on Khelat (2)			Wikimedia
image		Attack on the Kabul Gate at the Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Ghuznee on 23rd July 1839 in the First Afghan War			Wikimedia
image		Battle of Ghuznee, 23 July 1839			Wikimedia
image		Beloochees in the Bolan Pass. Frontispiece of 'Sketches in Afghaunistan' (1842) -NYPL			Wikimedia
image		City of Kandahar			Wikimedia
image		Dost Mohammed and his family			Wikimedia
image		Ghuznee			Wikimedia
image		Lady Elizabeth Butler			Wikimedia
image	1839	Lithograph of British troops storming the gates of the fortress during the battle of Ghazni on 23 July 1839			Wikimedia
image		Mir Alam of Kohistan region in Afghanistan			Wikimedia
image		Mohammad Akram Khan, son of Dost Mohammad Khan, the ruler of Afghanistan.			Wikimedia
image		Plan of Ghuznee by Lieutenant Thomas Gaisford Bombay Artillery			Wikimedia
image		Quetta-(1780-1852)			Wikimedia
image		The Approach to the Fortress of Kwettah, by James Atkinson - British Library			Wikimedia
image		The approach to the fortress of Kwettah - NAM 1016306			Wikimedia
image		The town of Roree, and the Fortress of Bukker on the Indus, by James Atkinson - British Library			Wikimedia
image		The troops emerging from the narrow part of the defile, James Atkinson			Wikimedia
image		Town of Ghuznee - picture by Lieutenant Thomas Wingate			Wikimedia
image		Willoughby Cotton			Wikimedia

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