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

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Poladi, Hasan. The Hazaras. p. 216.
  2. 1 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 Unpublished manuscript, Vols. 25-91.London, 1880-1901
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