
Anglo-Afghan Wars 1839 1919
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During the 19th and early 20th century, Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan. Each one saw the British trying and failing to gain control of a warlike and impenetrable territory.
The first two wars (1839–42 and 1878–81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire''s attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India''s borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-de...
The first two wars (1839–42 and 1878–81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire''s attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India''s borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-de...
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During the 19th and early 20th century, Britain entered into three brutal wars with Afghanistan. Each one saw the British trying and failing to gain control of a warlike and impenetrable territory.
The first two wars (1839–42 and 1878–81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire''s attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India''s borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-de...
The first two wars (1839–42 and 1878–81) were wars of the Great Game; the British Empire''s attempts to combat growing Russian influence near India''s borders. The third, fought in 1919, was an Afghan-de...
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