Kabul to Kandahar Star – 4th battalion Gurkha Regiment
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Description Kabul to Kandahar Star – 4th battalion Gurkha Regiment Kabul to Kandahar Star, Sepoy Usboor Goorun * 4th Goorkha Regt * Commanded from June 1879 by Lt. Colonel F. F. Rowcroft. Joined the Peshawar Field Force in October 1878 and was present at the attack on Ali Musjid, the advance through the Khyber Pass, and the successive occupations of Daka, Jalalabad and Gandamak. Part of the regiment was further involved in engagements at the Bokhar Pass in January 1879, and another company were part of the pursuit of Azmatallah Khan into the Lughman Valley in March. The end of the first campaign saw them in Bukloh, before the initiation of the second campaign forced their return to Gandamak in November. The 4th Gurkhas marched to Jagdalak in December and saw action in the area before continuing on to help relieve Sherpur. They arrived on 24th December and camped at the Bala Hissar. In April they went with General Ross to co-operate with Stewart’s force moving on from Ghazni, and were then involved in operations around the Maidan district including actions at Shekabad and Zaidabad. June saw the Gurkhas around Koh Daman and engaged with the enemy at Sofian. They marched from Kabul to Kandahar in August and were in action at Absabad on the day of the reconnaissance of Ayub Khan’s forces, and further engaged in the Battle of Kandahar the following day. They left Kandahar on 8th September, operating for a while in Panizai and later Marri country, eventually arriving at Bukloh on 9th december 1880. Condition – GVF
