Battle of Bagh

Battle of Bagh (1919)
Part of Third Anglo-Afghan War
DateMay 1919
Location
Bagh,Landi Kotal North-West Frontier of the British India
Result Afghan victory
Territorial
changes		 Afghanistan captures the town of Bagh[1]
Belligerents
 Afghanistan United Kingdom
India
Commanders and leaders
Amanullah Khan
Mir Zaman Khan
Nadir Khan		 GEN. Andrew Skeen
GEN. George Crocker
Units involved

The Battle of Bagh was fought between British and Afghan forces in British India's Northwest Frontier during the Third Anglo-Afghan War. On 3 May 1919, British troops suffered a setback in the northern theatre when Afghan forces captured the town of Bagh in Landi Kotal. Despite efforts to reinforce and launch a counterattack, the British failed to recapture Bagh on 9 May 1919. The attack, led by Brigadier-General George Crocker, involved the 1/15th Sikhs and the 1/11th Gurkha Rifles, but the majority of the brigade was held in covering positions and unable to support the advance effectively. As a result, the attack stalled, and the British forces had to dig in short of their objective.[1][2][3][4]

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