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Regiments involved in the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880
This page is purely a list of the various British and Indian regiments that were involved in the Afghan campaigns of 1878-79 and 1879-80. I have also indicated the major actions they were involved in, consisting of those awarded a clasp, but also including Maiwand.
Key:
AM (Ali Musjid), PK (Peiwar Kotal), C (Charasiab), Kb (Kabul), AK (Ahmed Khel),
M (Maiwand), KK (Kabul Kandahar march), Kd (Kandahar).
| British Regiments |
| Cavalry | Royal Horse Artillery | Royal Artillery | Infantry |
As well as these regiments there were the Staff, Royal Engineers and Army Medical Department.
| Indian Regiments |
| Cavalry | Artillery | Infantry | Sappers & Miners |
see also:
| regiments that marched to Kandahar | regiment embarkation dates to and from India |
British Regiments
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| 6th Dragoon Guards |
8th Hussars |
9th Lancers (C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
10th Hussars (AM, PK) |
13th Hussars |
| 15th Hussars |
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| D/A RHA |
E/A RHA |
F/A RHA (PK, C, Kb) |
I/A RHA |
A/B RHA (AK) |
| D/B RHA |
E/B RHA (M) |
H/C RHA |
I/C RHA (AM) |
B/B RHA (reserve) |
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| H/1 RA |
I/1 RA Field |
C/2 RA (KK, Kd) |
D/2 RA Field |
F/2 RA |
| C/3 RA |
E/3 RA (AM) |
G/3 RA (PK, C, Kb) |
A/4 RA |
C/4 RA |
| D/4 RA |
E/4 RA Field |
G/4 RA (AK) |
L/5 RA |
1/8 RA Mountain |
| 5/8 RA Mountain |
6/8 RA Mountain (KK, Kd) |
13/8 RA Heavy Seige |
16/8 RA Heavy |
11/9 RA Mountain (AM, KK, Kd) |
| 12/9 RA Heavy |
13/9 RA Heavy (AM) |
14/9 RA Heavy |
15/9 RA |
5/11 RA Heavy |
| 6/11 RA Heavy (AK) |
8/11 RA Heavy Seige |
10/11 RA Heavy |
11/11 RA Mountain (AK) |
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| 5th Northumberland |
7th Fusiliers (Kd) |
8th Liverpool (PK) |
9th East Norfolk (Kb) |
11th North Devonshire |
| 12th East Suffolk |
14th West Yorkshire |
15th East Yorkshire |
17th Leicestershire (AM) |
18th Royal Irish |
| 25th King’s Own Borderers |
51st South Yorkshire (AM) |
59th East Lancashire (AK) |
60th Royal Rifle Corps (AK, KK, Kd) |
63rd West Suffolk |
| 66th Berkshire (M, KK, Kd) |
67th Hampshire (C, Kb) |
70th East Surrey |
72nd Seaforth Highlanders (PK, C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
78th Seaforth Highlanders |
| 81st North Lancashire (AM) |
85th King’s Light Infantry |
92nd Gordon Highlanders (C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
4th Battalion Rifle Brigade (AM) |
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Indian Regiments
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| 1st Bengal Cavalry |
3rd Bengal Cavalry (KK, Kd) |
4th Bengal Cavalry |
5th Bengal Cavalry |
8th Bengal Cavalry |
| 10th Bengal Lancers |
11th Bengal Lancers (AM) |
12th Bengal Cavalry (PK, C, Kb) |
13th Bengal Lancers |
14th Bengal Lancers (C, Kb) |
| 15th Bengal Cavalry |
17th Bengal Cavalry |
18th Bengal Cavalry |
19th Bengal Lancers (AK) |
1st Punjab Cavalry (AK) |
| 2nd Punjab Cavalry (AK) |
3rd Punjab Cavalry (KK, Kd) |
5th Punjab Cavalry (C, Kb) |
Queen's Corps of Guides (AM, Kb) |
Central India Horse (KK, Kd) |
| 1st Madras Light Cavalry |
2nd Bombay Light Cavalry |
3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (M, Kd) |
Poona Horse (Kd) |
2nd Sind Horse |
| 3rd Sind Horse (M, KK, Kd) |
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Indian Mountain Artillery
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| No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery (PK, Kb) |
No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery |
No 4 Hazara Mountain Train (AM) |
No 5 Mountain Battery |
| No 1 Bombay Mountain Battery |
No 2 Bombay Mountain Battery |
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| 1st Bengal Infantry |
2nd Bengal Light Infantry |
5th Bengal Light Infantry |
6th Bengal Light Infantry (AM) |
8th Bengal Infantry |
| 9th Bengal Infantry |
11th Bengal Infantry |
12th Kelat-i-Ghilzai Bengal Infantry |
13th Bengal Infantry |
14th Ferozepore Bengal Infantry (AM) |
| 15th Loodinah Sikhs Bengal Infantry (AK, KK, Kd) |
16th Lucknow Bengal Infantry |
19th Bengal Infantry Punjab (AK) |
20th Bengal Infantry Punjab (AM) |
21st Bengal Infantry Punjab |
| 22nd Bengal Infantry Punjab |
23rd Bengal Infantry Punjab Pioneers (PK, C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
24th Bengal Infantry Punjab (KK, Kd) |
25th Bengal Infantry Punjab (AK, KK, Kd) |
26th Bengal Infantry Punjab |
| 27th Bengal Infantry Punjab (AM) |
28th Bengal Infantry Punjab (C) |
29th Bengal Infantry Punjab (PK) |
30th Bengal Infantry Punjab |
31st Bengal Infantry Punjab |
| 32nd Bengal Infantry Punjab Pioneers |
39th Bengal Infantry |
41st Bengal Infantry |
45th Bengal Infantry |
1st Gurkha Light Infantry |
| 2nd Gurkha (KK, Kd) |
3rd Gurkha Kemaoon (AK) |
4th Gurkha (AM, KK, Kd) |
5th Gurkha Hazara (PK, C, Kb, KK, Kd) |
Queen's Corps of Guides (AM, Kb) |
| 1st Sikh Infantry (AM) |
2nd Sikh Infantry (AK, KK, Kd) |
3rd Sikh Infantry (Kb, KK, Kd) |
1st Punjab Infantry |
2nd Punjab Infantry (PK) |
| 4th Punjab Infantry |
5th Punjab Infantry (PK, C, Kb) |
Bhopaul Battalion |
Mhairwarra Battalion |
1st Madras Infantry |
| 4th Madras Infantry |
15th Madras Infantry |
21st Madras Infantry |
30th Madras Infantry |
1st Bombay Infantry Grenadiers (M, Kd) |
| 4th Bombay Infantry Rifle Corps (Kd) |
5th Bombay Light Infantry |
8th Bombay Infantry |
9th Bombay Infantry |
10th Bombay Light Infantry |
| 16th Bombay Infantry |
19th Bombay Infantry (Kd) |
23rd Bombay Light Infantry |
24th Bombay Infantry |
27th Bombay 1st Baluch Light Infantry |
| 28th Bombay Infantry (Kd) |
29th Bombay 2nd Baluch Infantry (KK, Kd) |
30th Bombay Infantry Jacob's Rifles (M) |
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| No 1 Company Bengal |
No 2 Company Bengal (AM) |
No 3 Company Bengal (AM) |
No 4 Company Bengal (AK) |
No 5 Company Bengal (Kb) |
| No 6 Company Bengal |
No 7 Company Bengal (PK?, C, Kb) |
No 8 Company Bengal |
No 9 Company Bengal |
No 10 Company Bengal (AK) |
| A Company Madras |
B Company Madras |
C Company Madras |
E Company Madras |
I Company Madras |
| K Company Madras |
No 1 Company Bombay |
No 2 Company Bombay (M, Kd?) |
No 3 Company Bombay |
No 4 Company Bombay |
| No 5 Company Bombay |
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