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|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | |partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | ||
|date= April 1853 | |date= April 1853 | ||
| − | |location= | + | |location=[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Suliman_Hills Takht-i-Sulaiman area]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_District Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF] |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.693572,70.122921&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.693572°N 70.122921°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.693572,70.122921&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.693572°N 70.122921°E] | ||
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson] | ||
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| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=under 2,000 |
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| − | == | + | ==Punjab Irregular Force== |
| − | + | No 2 Light Field Battery <br>Detachment Garrison Artillery<br>5th Punjab Cavalry<br>Sind Camel Corps<br>Wing 1st Punjab Infantry<br>Wing 3rd Punjab Infantry<br>2nd Police Battalion<br>6th Police Battalion | |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History] |
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
Revision as of 17:58, 13 December 2008
| Shirani Expedition | ||
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| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | April 1853 | |
| Location: | Takht-i-Sulaiman area Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.693572°N 70.122921°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Shirani tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson | ||
| Strength | ||
| under 2,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| None | ||
Punjab Irregular Force
No 2 Light Field Battery
Detachment Garrison Artillery
5th Punjab Cavalry
Sind Camel Corps
Wing 1st Punjab Infantry
Wing 3rd Punjab Infantry
2nd Police Battalion
6th Police Battalion
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
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
