145 years ago today, July 27, 1880 (June 21, 1880 in the lunar calendar), the Afghan rebels defeated a British brigade in the Battle of Maiwand. Battle of Maiwand On July 27, 1880, the Afghan Insurgent Army defeated a British brigade in the Battle of Maiwand. In this battle, the Afghan army had 8500 combatants, and nearly 10,000 indigenous people and tribal warriors also joined the battle. The British Army has 2556 officers and soldiers and 3000 logistics and transport personnel. In this battle, the Afghan army concentrated artillery fire and effectively exerted the power of close-combat weapons to break the British front. The Afghan army killed more than 1700 British troops, and the Afghan army also suffered thousands of casualties. The victory in Afghanistan forced the British colonists to give up their attempt to occupy Afghanistan and concluded a compromise agreement in September of the same year, allowing Afghanistan's internal affairs to be free, foreign affairs to be controlled by Britain, and the British army to withdraw from Afghanistan. Comments on the Battle of Maywand forced the British colonists to abandon their attempt to occupy Afghanistan