Mahsud Expedition 1881

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Mahsud Expedition 1881
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns
Date: 16 April-22 May 1881
Location: Waziristan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 32.283321°N 69.54989°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders
Tank Column: Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy
Bannu Column: Brig Gen J.J.H.Gordon
Strength
Casualties

Field Force

Bannu Column
Brig Gen J J H Gordon CB

Tank Column
Brig Gen T G Kennedy CB

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Mahsud Expedition

Recommended Reading

Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0