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) | |||||||
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Part of 1888–1893 Hazara uprisings | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Uruzgani Hazaras | Afghanistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Brigadier Zabardast Khan | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Entire Army Slaughtered
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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]