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• Afghan wars — Series of wars in Afghanistan during the 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. In the 19th century Britain twice invaded Afghanistan (the first and second Anglo Afghan Wars; 1839–40 and 1878–80). The British were unable to fully subdue the… …   Universalium

• Afghan Wars — (1838–1842, 1878–1880)    The Afghan Wars were two nineteenth century conflicts occasioned by British fears of the threat posed by Russia to British interests in India and the Persian Gulf. In the first the East India Company invaded Afghanistan… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

• First Anglo-Afghan War — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=First Anglo Afghan War date=1839 ndash;1842 place=Afghanistan result=Afghan Victory combatant1= combatant2=flagicon|United Kingdom British Empire commander1=Dost Mohammad, Akbar Khan commander2=John… …   Wikipedia

• Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=The Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment partof=Second Anglo Afghan War caption=The Sherpur cantonment date=December 15 December 23, 1879 place=Kabul, Afghanistan result=British Victory combatant1=flagicon|United… …   Wikipedia

• Anglo-Afghan Wars — ▪ British Afghani history also called  Afghan Wars   (1839–42; 1878–80; 1919), three conflicts in which Great Britain, from its base in India, sought to extend its control over neighbouring Afghanistan and to oppose Russian influence there. The… …   Universalium

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