May 1919: Afghan forces had invaded British India on 3 May & captured the town of Bagh, revealing the plan to invade in coordination with an uprising in Peshawar on 8 May; the British Raj declared war on 6 May; the Afghans were hopelessly outnumbered & outclassed in weaponry, but both the British & Indian Armies were roiling with discontent amidst the slow pace of post-Armistice demobilization.
Lest we forget.
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