Battle of Kandahar (1880)
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The Battle of Kandahar (1880) was the decisive final engagement of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which British and Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts defeated Afghan troops near Kandahar, effectively ending the conflict in Britain’s favor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kandahar (1880) canonical | 2 |
| Kandahar campaign of 1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046716 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kandahar (1880) Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, majorBattle, Battle of Kandahar (1880)]
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Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
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D.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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E.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kandahar (1880) Target entity description: The Battle of Kandahar (1880) was the decisive final engagement of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which British and Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts defeated Afghan troops near Kandahar, effectively ending the conflict in Britain’s favor.
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
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D.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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E.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kandahar ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Afghanistan
ⓘ
Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| combatantRole | British and Indian forces attacked Afghan positions near Kandahar ⓘ |
| commander |
Ayub Khan
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts
|
| commandingOfficer |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
General Frederick Roberts
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 1 September 1880 ⓘ |
| followedBy | end of major hostilities in the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Afghan forces
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Indian Army cavalry units
ⓘ
British Indian Army infantry units ⓘ British and Indian artillery units ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Kandahar ⓘ Kandahar Province ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British and Indian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
history of Kandahar ⓘ military history of Afghanistan ⓘ military history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Maiwand ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| RobertsForce | Kabul–Kandahar Field Force ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive final engagement of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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effectively ended the Second Anglo-Afghan War in Britain’s favor ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | restored British military prestige after the Battle of Maiwand ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | relief of Kandahar ⓘ |
| theatre |
The Great Game
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan theatre of the Great Game
|
| typeOfWarfare | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1880 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Kandahar (1880) Description of subject: The Battle of Kandahar (1880) was the decisive final engagement of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which British and Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts defeated Afghan troops near Kandahar, effectively ending the conflict in Britain’s favor.
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this entity surface form:
Kandahar campaign of 1880