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- Siege_of_the_Sherpur_Cantonment comment "The Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment was a battle fought in December 1879, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.On 3 September 1879 Sir Pierre Cavagnari, the British Resident in Kabul, and his escort were massacred by mutinous Afghan troops, initiating the second phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.A force was assembled and named the Kabul Field Force, under the command of major-general Frederick Roberts.".