Battle of Peiwar Kotal

Battle of Peiwar Kotal
Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War
"The attack on the Peiwar Kotal" by Vereker Monteith Hamilton
Date 2 December 1878 Location Kurram Valley, Afghanistan Result British Victory
Belligerents
British Empire India	Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Major General Frederick Roberts	Karim Khan
Strength
73 officers, 3,058 men 13 guns[1]	4,000–5,000 25 guns
Casualties and losses
21 killed, 72 wounded[2]	200 casualties (Estimate)

The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was fought on 2 December 1878 between British forces under Major General Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan, during the opening stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British were victorious, and seized the strategic Peiwar Kotal Pass leading into the interior of Afghanistan.