Battle of Kabul 1842

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Kabul 1842 was a key engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British forces re-entered and fought to reassert control over Kabul following the disastrous retreat from the city.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
1842 Kabul relief	1
Battle of Kabul (1842)	1
Battle of Kabul 1842 canonical	1
Khyber Pass campaign of 1842	1
Operations in Afghanistan in 1842	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
belligerent	Afghan forces ⓘ British forces ⓘ East India Company army NERFINISHED ⓘ forces loyal to Dost Mohammad Khan ⓘ
commander	General George Pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ General William Nott NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war battle ⓘ urban battle ⓘ
countryInvolved	Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
date	1842 ⓘ
followedBy	British withdrawal from Afghanistan 1842 ⓘ
hasCause	Afghan uprising against British occupation ⓘ British attempt to reassert control over Kabul ⓘ response to disastrous British retreat from Kabul in 1842 ⓘ
hasLocation	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	British imperial expansion in South Asia ⓘ British-Russian rivalry in Central Asia ⓘ
involves	destruction of parts of Kabul bazaar by British forces ⓘ siege and street fighting in Kabul ⓘ
militaryForceUsed	British Indian Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
objective	to avenge earlier British defeat and massacre during retreat from Kabul ⓘ to recapture Kabul ⓘ
opposingCommander	Afghan tribal leaders ⓘ supporters of Akbar Khan ⓘ
partOf	British Kabul expedition of 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfCampaign	British punitive expedition to Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Retreat from Kabul 1842 NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Massacre of Elphinstone's army NERFINISHED ⓘ Storming of Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	British tactical victory ⓘ subsequent British evacuation of Afghanistan ⓘ temporary British reoccupation of Kabul ⓘ
significance	contributed to British decision to end occupation of Afghanistan ⓘ important episode in the First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ marked British re-entry into Kabul after catastrophic retreat ⓘ
theatreOfWar	Afghan theatre of the First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ Great Game NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

13th Light Dragoons → battle → Battle of Kabul 1842 ⓘ

George Pollock → notableWork → Battle of Kabul 1842 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1842 Kabul relief

George Pollock → notableFor → Battle of Kabul 1842 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Operations in Afghanistan in 1842

George Pollock → involvedIn → Battle of Kabul 1842 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Khyber Pass campaign of 1842

First Anglo-Afghan War → notableEvent → Battle of Kabul 1842 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Kabul (1842)