Sir Louis Cavagnari representing the British government

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Sir Louis Cavagnari was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the British representative in Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British diplomat
colonial administrator
human
activeYears 1860s–1879
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India
birthDate 1841-07-04
causeOfDeath killed in uprising
violent death
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1879-09-03
educatedAt Addiscombe Military Seminary
employer British Indian administration
British government
ethnicGroup Italian descent
givenName Louis
honorificPrefix Sir
languageUsed English
militaryBranch British Indian Army
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel
name Sir Louis Cavagnari
notableEvent murder during the Kabul uprising of 1879
notableFor role in British policy towards Afghanistan
service during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
notableWork negotiation of the Treaty of Gandamak
occupation civil servant
diplomat
participantIn Second Anglo-Afghan War
placeOfBirth Stenay, France
placeOfDeath Kabul, Afghanistan
linked to: Kabul
positionHeld British Resident in Kabul
British representative in Afghanistan
Envoy and Minister at Kabul
religion Christianity
represented British government
linked to: UK government

British interests in Afghanistan
residence Kabul Residency
side British Empire
signed Treaty of Gandamak

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