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    Anglo Afghan War Trilogy

    LCpl Hurdwell

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    Objectives

    Brief Overview of :

    Anglo Afghan War One (1839-1842)

    Anglo Afghan War Two (1878 -1880)

    Anglo Afghan War Three (1919)

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    Introduction

    Whilst lacking in key naturalresources, Afghanistan is akey transit route in the MiddleEast

    Strategically important toboth British occupied Indiaand to the Russians

    The battle for control ofAfghanistan is often called theGreat Game

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    Anglo-Afghan War I

    1839-1842

    More commonly referred to as

    Aucklands Folly or an UnmitigatedDisaster

    Featuring the following key players

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    Lord Auckland

    The guy with the idea

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    Shah ShujahThe preferred candidate

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    DostMohammed

    Apparently the Bad Guy

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    Muhammad Akbar Khan

    The Apparent Bad Guys Son

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    Dr William Brydon

    Chuck Norris Great Grandfather

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    The Beginning

    Territorial disagreements betweenAuckland and Dost

    Herat besieged by Persian (Iranian)army backed by Russians

    Auckland decides to pre-emptivelystrike to protect India from invasion

    Overall plan to replace Dost by ShahShuja using force

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    The Middle

    20,000 troops enter via Bolan & Kojak

    passes

    Kandahar taken with ease

    Garrisons at Qalat and Ghanzi defended by

    troops commanded by Khan Khans troops destroyed

    Dost flees to the Hindu Kush and then

    captured Shah Shujah installed as leader but is

    unpopular

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    Middle - 2

    Insurgency increases

    British decide to leave and agree to withdraw

    Too hasty and leave with no Afghan providedFP

    Smashed in the mountains on the way toJalabad by Ghanzi hill tribe warriors

    Chuck Norris is the only one to make it

    After the fall of Kabul, Khan lays siege toJalabad

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    The End

    Shuja lasts in power until killed in 1842

    British retaliate and push to Kabul torescue hostages and burn the Bazaar

    All that was achieved was 20-25K deadand a ruined market

    Dost is freed and returns as leader ofAfghanistan

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    Anglo Afghan War II

    1878 -1880

    Similar theme to the previous conflict

    Feature the following key players

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    Sher Ali

    Dosts Son

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    Abdur Rahman

    Yakubs Cousin

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Ameer_Abdurahman_Khan.jpg
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    Lord LyttonViceroy to India

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    Major General Roberts

    The Hero with a Hero Tash

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earl_Roberts_of_Kandahar.jpg
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    The Beginning

    Dost rules until he dies in 1863

    Succeeded by his son, Sher Ali.

    Negotiations break down with theBritish

    Ali allows a Russian political contingentinto Kabul but refuses the British

    British delegation enters via Kyber passbut is refused entry

    So Lytton sends troops

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    The Middle

    Troops aim to dominate Indian-Afghan

    Border

    Kandahar & Kyber and Kurram passes taken

    Sher Ali flees Kabul but dies of heart attack

    Succeeded by Yakub Khan Khan agrees to British demands in return for

    support

    Treaty of Gandamak signed

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    Middle - 2

    Afghan Army soldiers mutiny and demand

    payback from British

    British refuse

    British envoy residence in Kabul destroyed

    including 200 residents killed. Roberts appointed as commander and sent

    to search & destroy those responsible

    Roberts re-occupies Kabul after immensefighting

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    The End

    British replace Khan with his cousinRahman

    Khans brother is upset and lays siegeto Kandahar

    Roberts is a hero again and re-takesKandahar

    Rahmans reign is secure and stable

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    Anglo Afghan War III

    May 1919 Aug 1919

    Feature the following key players

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    Amanullah Khan

    Rahmans Succesor

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    The RAF

    No Comment.

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    The TA

    STABs do war!

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    The Beginning

    Rahman rules until he dies in 1902

    Succeeded by Amanullah Khan

    Amanullah breaks the treaty ofGandamak in 1919

    Declares a Jihad on the British

    Tries to re-take British held border

    areas, assuming the British would bewar-weary after WW1

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    The Middle

    Afghan forces take the British by surprise

    Due to WW1 many British regulars areunavailable so the TA are used

    Air power is now used as a force multiplier

    Battles soon reach stalemate Unable to take the continued aerial attack,

    Amanullah agrees to come to the negotiatingtable

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    The End

    1000 Afghan deaths, 2000 British andColonial deaths

    Treaty of Rawalpindi signed

    Durand line re-affirmed as the political

    boundary

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    Summary

    Brief Overview of :

    Anglo Afghan War One (1839-1842)

    Anglo Afghan War Two (1878 -1880)

    Anglo Afghan War Three (1919)

    Including :

    Key Events

    Dates

    Players

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    Any Questions?

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