Khyber Pass operations
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Khyber Pass operations were a series of British military actions during the Second Anglo-Afghan War aimed at securing control of the strategic Khyber Pass between British India and Afghanistan.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
controlling movement between Kabul and Peshawar
ⓘ
securing a buffer zone between Russian influence and British India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British imperial expansion in South Asia
ⓘ
control of trade routes through the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
British Army officers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war operation ⓘ |
| frontierRegion | North-West Frontier Province area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Great Game between Britain and Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
occupation of key passes and forts
ⓘ
securing lines of communication through the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| location |
Khyber Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North-West Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ border between British India and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| militaryTheaterType | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| objective |
ensure strategic access route into Afghanistan
ⓘ
protect British India from Afghan incursions ⓘ secure control of the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Afghan tribal forces
ⓘ
forces loyal to the Amir of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
British advance towards Kabul
ⓘ
British frontier campaigns on the North-West Frontier ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British frontier policy
ⓘ
Khyber Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British control of the Khyber Pass
ⓘ
strengthening of British frontier defenses ⓘ |
| startInConflictPhase | early phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key invasion corridor into the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
main land route between British India and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | North-West Frontier of British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1878–1880 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
frontier security operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| usedFor | projecting British power into Afghanistan ⓘ |
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