Third Anglo-Afghan War

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Third Anglo-Afghan War
British units on the Northern Front (1923)
British units on the Northern Front (1923)
date May 6, 1919 to August 8, 1919
place Afghanistan
output Peace of Rawalpindi , strategic defeat of the British Kingdom, diplomatic victory of the Afghans
consequences Reclaiming Afghanistan through full control of its foreign policy
Parties to the conflict

United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire

Afghanistan emirate 1919Afghanistan Afghanistan

Commander

Arthur Barrett
Reginald Dyer

Amanullah Khan
Mohammed Nadir Shah


The Third Anglo-Afghan War ( English Third (Anglo-) Afghan War ) of 1919 was one of three military conflicts between 1839 and 1919 between the British Empire and Afghanistan , the Anglo-Afghan Wars .

It began on May 6, 1919 and ended with an armistice on August 8, 1919. The British were supported by Pashtun warriors. Sultan Amanullah Khan was initially able to record successes against the British. In return, a Handley Page HP15 bombed the Royal Palace in Kabul on May 24, 1919, which was less of a military than a psychological success. The Peace of Rawalpindi of August 8, 1919 established the provisional recognition of Afghanistan as a sovereign and independent state by Great Britain.

literature

  • Philip J. Haythornthwaite: The Colonial Wars Source Book. Arms and Armor Press, London 1995, ISBN 1-85409-436-X .
  • Karl E. Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac: Tournament of Shadows - The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia. Counterpoint, Washington DC 1999, ISBN 1-58243-028-4 .

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