The Battle of Peiwar Kotal [I Love History]
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Nearly forgotten now, this battle was General Roberts first victory in the 2nd Afghan War of 1878-80. Fighting an enemy who both outnumbered him and was entrenched in a strong position, he used a combination of a feint attack and double flanking movement to defeat the Afghans and send them back. Roberts was the general Kipling immortalised as 'Bobs'.
Nearly forgotten now, this battle was General Roberts first victory in the 2nd Afghan War of 1878-80. Fighting an enemy who both outnumbered him and was entrenched in a strong position, he used a combination of a feint attack and double flanking movement to defeat the Afghans and send them back. Roberts was the general Kipling immortalised as 'Bobs'.
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