Landi Kotal was the westernmost part of the Khyber held by the British
during their rule of the subcontinent. In 1897 the Afridis attacked Landi Kotal
and other posts in the Khyber Pass. Although the Khyber Rifles put up a stiff
defence, Landi Kotal was overrun, as the Rifles lacked water. The British
counter-attacked with a force of 34,500 men under Sir William Lockhart,
defeating the Afridis, although the Afridis took the town again during the
second Anglo-Afghan War.
The fort during the period of British rule was of the ordinary type,
consisting of a keep and an outer fort with accommodation for 5 British
