Khyber Line Force front

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The Khyber Line Force front was a British Indian Army operational sector along the Khyber Pass, established to secure and advance through this key strategic route during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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Khyber Line Force front canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation ⓘ
military operational sector ⓘ
associatedWith Khyber Pass military campaigns ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
conflict Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
establishedFor operations along the Khyber Pass ⓘ
historicalContext part of British frontier policy on the North-West Frontier ⓘ
locatedIn Afghan–Indian border region ⓘ
North-West Frontier ⓘ
location Khyber Pass ⓘ
militaryRole front-line sector ⓘ
objective control of passes into Afghanistan ⓘ
operator British Indian Army ⓘ
opposedTo Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ
partOf Khyber Line Force ⓘ
purpose to advance through the Khyber Pass ⓘ
to secure the Khyber Pass ⓘ
strategicImportance key invasion route between British India and Afghanistan ⓘ
theaterOfOperations North-West Frontier of British India ⓘ
timePeriod Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) ⓘ
usedBy British Indian Army artillery units ⓘ
British Indian Army cavalry units ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army

British Indian Army infantry units ⓘ

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Battle of Ali Masjid → front → Khyber Line Force front ⓘ