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First Anglo-Afghan War

1839 CE – 1842 CE

Britain invaded Afghanistan to install a puppet ruler but met fierce resistance.

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1838–1842 British-Afghan war

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Conflict · South Asia

First Anglo-Afghan War

1839 CE – 1842 CE

Britain invaded Afghanistan to install a puppet ruler but met fierce resistance. The 1842 retreat from Kabul became one of the worst military disasters in British history — of 16,500 soldiers and camp followers, only one European survivor reached Jalalabad.

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