'The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River)', (1901). Creator: Unknown.

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'The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River)', (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick Sleigh Roberts and Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan. It was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Here British cavalry chase Afghan horsemen into a river. After a painting. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. III. - To The End of Lord Roberts's Indian Career", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

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Location: World,Asia,Afghanistan,Kandahār,Kandahar
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