Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Ahmed Khel (Second Afghan War).

Fought 1880, when a British force under General Stewart on the march to Ghuzni was attacked by about 15,000 Ghilzais. A rush of 3,000 Ghazis was successfully repulsed, and the enemy defeated and driven off, leaving 1,000 dead on the field. The British lost 17 only.