Kabul–Kandahar Field Force

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The Kabul–Kandahar Field Force was a British Indian Army column led by General Frederick Roberts during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, famed for its rapid march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar in 1880.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army field force
military column
allegiance British Empire
British Indian Army NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Roberts’s Kabul–Kandahar Field Force NERFINISHED
associatedEventDate August 1880
associatedWith Roberts’s march to Kandahar NERFINISHED
relief of besieged British and Indian troops at Kandahar
belligerentAgainst Afghan forces NERFINISHED
forces of Ayub Khan
campaign Kandahar relief operations
commander Frederick Roberts NERFINISHED
commanderAward Victoria Cross recipient commander (Frederick Roberts)
commanderName Frederick Sleigh Roberts NERFINISHED
commanderRank Major General
conflict Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED
country British India
distanceMarched approximately 300 miles GENERATED
endPointOfMarch Kandahar NERFINISHED
engagement Battle of Kandahar NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod late 19th century
legacy celebrated example of rapid strategic marching in Victorian warfare
locationFormed Kabul NERFINISHED
militaryBranch British Indian Army artillery NERFINISHED
British Indian Army cavalry NERFINISHED
British Indian Army infantry NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic long-distance march through difficult terrain
speed of advance
notableFor rapid march from Kabul to Kandahar in 1880
objective relief of Kandahar garrison
operationalStatus disbanded after completion of Kandahar relief
partOf British forces in the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Kabul Field Force operations
purpose to confront Ayub Khan’s army near Kandahar
result British victory at Kandahar
successful relief of Kandahar
role field operations in southern Afghanistan
startPointOfMarch Kabul NERFINISHED
theater Afghanistan NERFINISHED
year 1880

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Battle of Kandahar (1880) RobertsForce Kabul–Kandahar Field Force