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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Takht-I-Suliman Expedition 1883]] |
| + | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| + | |partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | ||
| + | |date= 15 November-8 December 1883 | ||
| + | |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]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.691806,70.517304&z=10&t=h&hl=en 30.691806°N 70.517304°E] | ||
| + | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
| + | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani] tribesmen | ||
| + | |commander1= Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy CB | ||
| + | |commander2= | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | ==Field Force== | ||
| + | No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery<br>1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)<br>1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)<br>4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)<br>5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)<br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == 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 | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 6 January 2009
| Takht-I-Suliman Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | 15 November-8 December 1883 | |
| Location: | Takht-i-Sulaiman area Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.691806°N 70.517304°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Shirani tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)
1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)
4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)
5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
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
