Despite hundreds from the Berkshire regiment falling in battle… The Bengal Sappers and Miners at Kabul in 1879. Die katastrophalen Niederlagen bei Maiwand und in der Schlacht bei Isandhlwana gegen als unterlegen empfundene Gegner riefen in Großbritannien ein großes Echo hervor. The Battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880 was one of the principal battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.Under the leadership of Ayub Khan, the Afghans defeated a much smaller force consisting of two brigades of British and Indian troops under Brigadier-General George Burrows; albeit at a high price: between 2,050 and 2,750 Afghan Pashtun warriors were killed, and probably about 1,500 wounded. In Afghanistan wird die junge Frau Malalai, die die paschtunische Seite anfeuerte und während der Schlacht fiel, als Volksheldin verehrt. Nun gruppierten die Afghanen ihre Truppen um und führten die Artillerie näher an den Kampf heran, sammelten Infanterie im Zentrum und bedrohten zur Ablenkung weiterhin die Flanken der Briten. In: Military Review. In July 1879 during the Afghan Campaign. Regimental casualties at the Battle of Maiwand: 2nd Company Bombay Sappers and Miners (half company), Map of the Battle of Maiwand on 26th July 1880 in the Second Afghan War: map by John Fawkes. 30th Bombay NI (Jacob’s Rifles) 241 dead and 32 wounded In early 1880, the word reached Kandahar that Ayub Khan, the younger brother of the deposed Ameer of Afghanistan Yakoub Khan, was about to march with his army from Herat to Ghuznee, passing to the north of Kandahar. Vier Kompanien Infanterie verblieben als Reserve. 8 officers and 169 men were wounded. Yes, every little drummer ‘ad ‘is rights an’ wrongs to mind, An’ some one shouted “‘Ook it!” an’ it come to sove-ki-poo, If you are too busy to read the site, why not download a podcast of an individual battle and listen on the move! battle: Part of: Second Anglo-Afghan War: Location: Maiwand, Kandahar, Afghanistan : Point in time: 27 July 1880: 31° 43′ 59.88″ N, 65° 07′ 59.88″ E The Bengal regiments in the north of Afghanistan were to withdraw to India during 1880, leaving only Kandahar Province occupied by British and Indian troops. Nor there ain’t no band to play; On the British/Indian right flank, the Afghans continued to pass down the subsidiary ravine. Die überlegene Reichweite ihrer Gewehre zwang die Afghanen unter schweren Verlusten außer Reichweite. 2006, ISBN 0-7546-2564-8, S. 345–356). The pieces or counters are found on the card inserted in this magazine and must be cut apart. An’ they gave us each a medal for subduin’ England’s foes, When one of the lead flag bearers went down after a British bullet, … page devoted to the battle at BritishEmpire.co.uk; Garen Ewing's incredible Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1880 site; Maiwand wargame scenario, complete w/army lists, from Principles Of War; Article on battle of Maiwand from May-June 2001 issue of Military Review Magazine ; Maiwand page at BritishBattles.com; Followers … 1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army) Um 13 Uhr 30 ging den ersten britischen Geschützen die Munition aus. The cavalry losses were much smaller. The Maiwand Lion in the Forbury Gardens celebrates the valiant last stand of the Royal Berkshire Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand in Afghanistan in 1880. Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand by Richard Caton Woodville. Instead the brigade marched in the early hours of the next day, after a particularly trying time assembling its baggage. The Battle of Maiwand; 27 July 1880 This was 27th of July 1880 a boiling day of summer when the British again bawl after the Afghans. Burrows’ army marched on for another two miles until they passed the deserted villages of Khig and Mundabad. Ayub brought two of his guns down the subsidiary ravine and commenced firing at short range, probably as short as three hundred metres, into the 1st Grenadiers.