First Battle of Uruzgan

The First Battle of Uruzgan took place in Uruzgan on August 9, 1892 between the Uruzgani Hazaras and the Kingdom of Afghanistan during the famous Hazara Uprisings.[1]

Battle of Uruzgan (9 August 1892)
Part of 1888–1893 Hazara uprisings
DateAugust 9, 1892
Location
Uruzgan
Result

Hazara Victory

  • Capture of Afghan fort
  • Massacre of Afghan troops
Belligerents
Uruzgani Hazaras Afghanistan Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Unknown

Faiz Mohammad Khan †

Brigadier Zabardast Khan †
Casualties and losses
Minimal 1000-1500
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When the Afghan forces under the leadership of Brigadier Zabardast Khan were challenged by a force of Uruzgani Hazaras, the Afghan forces were defeated in a fierce battle.[1][2] When the news of this defeat reached his brother, Faiz Mohammad Khan, he prepared a force of Afghans and marched towards Uruzgan where he also fought the Uruzgani Hazaras and after the battle, he lost 1000 men, Faiz then fled to a nearby Afghan fort where he and his men were sieged by the Hazaras, after a month of the siege, Faiz decided to surrender to the Hazaras.[1] The Hazaras took the fort and massacred the Afghan troops and hunted the rest of them.[1][3][2]

See also

References
  1. Poladi, Hasan. The Hazaras. p. 216.
  2. Khanov, Timor (1996). Rahimi, AzizAllah (ed.). Tarikh Milli Hazara (in Persian) (Translated ed.).
  3. Secret and political letters and enclosures received in London from India. Unpublished manuscript, Vols. 25-91.London, 1880-1901
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