Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment

The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War
Assault on the Sherpur Cantonment
Date 15–23 December 1879 Location Kabul, Afghanistan 34°31′58″N 69°09′57″E / 34.53278°N 69.16583°E / 34.53278; 69.16583 Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire  British Raj	Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Roberts	Mir Bacha Khan[1] Mohammed Jan
Strength
7,000 Anglo-Indian troops	50,000 tribal warriors[2]
Casualties and losses
33 dead and wounded	3,000 killed[2]

The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment was a battle fought in December 1879, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. British forces were besieged by Afghan troops, then repulsed an assault.