British occupation of Kabul

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The British occupation of Kabul was a brief 19th-century military control of Afghanistan’s capital by British forces during the First Anglo-Afghan War, which ended disastrously with a retreat marked by heavy losses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the First Anglo-Afghan War
military occupation
aftermath temporary British punitive expedition to Kabul in 1842
withdrawal of British forces from Afghanistan
cause British attempt to install a friendly regime in Afghanistan
British fears of Russian influence in Central Asia
combatant Bengal Army
British East India Company
British Indian Army units
linked to: British Indian Army
conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
countryInvolved Emirate of Afghanistan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
describedAs brief British control of Afghanistan’s capital
endTime 1842
followedBy Second Anglo-Afghan War
hasPart garrisoning of Kabul by British and Indian troops
retreat from Kabul to Jalalabad
uprising in Kabul in 1841
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Afghanistan
Kabul
notableCommander Akbar Khan
Alexander Burnes
Shah Shujah Durrani
linked to: Shuja Shah Durrani

William Elphinstone
notableEvent killing of Alexander Burnes in Kabul
massacre of retreating column in the Kabul Gorge
opponent Afghan tribal forces
supporters of Dost Mohammad Khan
partOf First Anglo-Afghan War
precededBy British invasion of Afghanistan in 1839
relatedTo First Anglo-Afghan War
Great Game
Retreat from Kabul
linked to: retreat from Kabul
result Afghan victory
British military disaster
heavy British losses
retreat from Kabul
significance early example of the difficulties of foreign occupation in Afghanistan
major setback for British policy in the Great Game
startTime 1839

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First Anglo-Afghan War notableEvent British occupation of Kabul
Battle of Kabul 1842 partOfCampaign British punitive expedition to Kabul
linked to: British occupation of Kabul
retreat from Kabul precededBy British occupation of Kabul (1839–1842)
linked to: British occupation of Kabul
Battle of Ghazni (1839) relatedEvent First capture of Kabul (1839)
linked to: British occupation of Kabul