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Battle of Maiwand
The
Battle of Maiwand
on 27 July 1880 was one of the principal battles of the
Second Anglo-Afghan War
. Under the leadership of
Ayub Khan
, the
Afghans
defeated two brigades of
British and Indian
troops under
Brigadier-General George Burrows
, though at a high price: between 2,050 and 2,750 Afghan warriors were killed, and probably about 1,500 wounded.
British and Indian
forces suffered 969 soldiers killed and 177 wounded.
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