Kurram Valley Field Force operations
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The Kurram Valley Field Force operations were a series of British Indian Army military campaigns conducted in the Kurram Valley during the Second Anglo-Afghan War to secure strategic mountain passes and assert imperial control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurram Valley Field Force | 1 |
| Kurram Valley Field Force operations canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| endTime | 1880 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kabul Field Force operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
advance into Kurram Valley
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advance towards Kabul via Kurram route ⓘ occupation of Kurram Valley ⓘ seizure of Peiwar Kotal Pass ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | strengthened British control over approaches to the Khyber and Kurram regions ⓘ |
| location |
Kurram Valley
NERFINISHED
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North-West Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Kurram Valley Field Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
assert British imperial control
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open a route towards Kabul ⓘ secure strategic mountain passes ⓘ |
| opponent |
Afghan regular forces
NERFINISHED
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tribal levies ⓘ |
| participant |
British regular infantry units
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Gurkha regiments of the British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian cavalry units ⓘ Royal Artillery units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British frontier policy on the North-West Frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British ultimatum to the Amir of Afghanistan in 1878 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason | British concerns over Russian influence in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kabul Field Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peiwar Kotal Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Afghan War British invasion of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British occupation of Kurram Valley
NERFINISHED
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British tactical victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1878 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of passes between India and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | North-West Frontier theatre of the Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
frontier expedition
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mountain warfare ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
establishment of fortified posts
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occupation of key passes and heights ⓘ |
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Kurram Valley Field Force