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3d Goorkhas 59th The battle of Ahmed Kheyl. G/4R. A
photograph, sepia, photograph, sepia
Accession Number

NAM.1997-11-107-1

Description

3d Goorkhas 59th The battle of Ahmed Kheyl. G/4R. A. Sepia photograph from the disbound album by Lt John Frederick Irwin, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment. Military career and life from RMC Sandhurst 1866 to the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). The Battle of Ahmed Khel was fought on 19 April 1880 and took place during Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Stewart's march from Kandahar to Ghazni, then on to Kabul. After a desperate fight, in which the 3rd Gurkhas distinguished themselves, the battle ended in a British victory. Irwin’s unit, the 59th Regiment, fought alongside the 3rd Gurkhas at Ahmed Khel as part of Brigadier-General Hughes’ 2nd Brigade. British and Indian casualties were 115. Afghan casualties were estimated to be around 3,000.

Events

Ahmed Khel, Battle of, 1880 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880)

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