Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment was a battle fought in December 1879, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment | |||||||
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Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
Assault on the Sherpur cantonment. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Afghanistan | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick Roberts | Mohammed Jan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 Anglo-Indian troops | 50,000 tribal warriors[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
33 dead and wounded | 3,000 killed[1] |
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