__NOTOC__ The Second Battle of Charasiab was fought on 25 April 1880 between the British Empire and Afghan tribesmen, during the

Second Anglo-Afghan War The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ps, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the l ...

. Charasiab is a small town south of

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. In April 1880 a 1,200 strong force under Colonel Jenkins, including a half-battalion of the 92nd Highlanders, was sent from Kabul to Charasiab, to protect a supply column sent there to meet Lieutenant-General Stewart's division travelling from Kandahar to Kabul. On the evening of the 24 April, Jenkins saw that his Charasiab position was about to be attacked by a large force of Logar tribesmen. In response, an additional force under Brigadier-General Macpherson was sent from Kabul, consisting of six guns, a troop of the 3rd Punjab Cavalry and 962 Infantry, while Brigadier-General Hugh Gough, with four guns and a cavalry brigade, took up a position half-way between Kabul and Charasiab. On the morning of the 25 April, Colonel Jenkins' force was surrounded by attacking tribesmen – around 4,000 by British estimates – kept at bay by steady fire. At 1:00 p.m. Macpherson’s force arrived and immediately attacked the Afghans who were routed, and then pursued by the cavalry and horse artillery for four miles. The battle was over by 4:00 p.m.

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Units present included: *

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(1 squadron) (Accessed 10 October 2020) * 92nd Highlanders (half-battalion) * 3rd Punjab Cavalry (one troop) * 2nd Gurkhas (1 company)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Charasiab, Battle of 1880 Second Conflicts in 1880 1880 in Afghanistan Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War Battles involving the United Kingdom Battles involving Afghanistan History of Kabul Province April 1880 events

Order of battle

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