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*''Waziristan 1919-1920'' by H De Watteville 1925 (one of eight in the series ''Campaigns and Their Lessons'') is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website<br>
*''Waziristan 1919-1920'' by H De Watteville 1925 (one of eight in the series ''Campaigns and Their Lessons'') is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website<br>
*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n291/mode/2up "N.W. Frontier 1919-1920"] page 273 ''The Post Office of India in the Great War'' edited by H.A. Sams Published 1922 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n291/mode/2up "N.W. Frontier 1919-1920"] page 273 ''The Post Office of India in the Great War'' edited by H.A. Sams Published 1922 Archive.org
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32773/supplements/8599 "A report on the operations of the Waziristan Force for the period 1st April to 31st December, 1921"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 1 December 1922.
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32773/supplement/8599 "A report on the operations of the Waziristan Force for the period 1st April to 31st December, 1921"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 1 December 1922.
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32913/supplements/1807 "A report on the operations in Waziristan for the period 1st January, 1922 to the 20th April, 1923"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 27 February 1924
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32913/supplement/1807 "A report on the operations in Waziristan for the period 1st January, 1922 to the 20th April, 1923"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 27 February 1924
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32993/supplements/8319  "Final despatch on the operations of Waziristan Force covering the period 21st April, 1923, to 31st March, 1924"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 18 November 1924
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32993/supplement/8319  "Final despatch on the operations of Waziristan Force covering the period 21st April, 1923, to 31st March, 1924"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 18 November 1924
*''Tales of Tirah and Lesser Tibet'' by Lilian A Starr, published 1924 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Includes general comments about the Pathans, based on the author's experience in the Mission Hospital at Peshawar.
*''Tales of Tirah and Lesser Tibet'' by Lilian A Starr, published 1924 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Includes general comments about the Pathans, based on the author's experience in the Mission Hospital at Peshawar.
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33104/supplements/7595 "An account of the recent operations by the Royal Air Force against certain recalcitrant sections of the Mahsuds in March, April and May, 1925"]. ''London Gazette Supplement'' 20 November 1925.  
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33104/supplement/7595 "An account of the recent operations by the Royal Air Force against certain recalcitrant sections of the Mahsuds in March, April and May, 1925"]. ''London Gazette Supplement'' 20 November 1925.  
*[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n39/mode/2up "The North West Frontier"], page 9 ''India in 1930-1931'' A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch 1932
*[http://archive.org/stream/indiain19301931032269mbp#page/n39/mode/2up "The North West Frontier"], page 9 ''India in 1930-1931'' A statement prepared for presentation to Parliament. Government of India Central Publication Branch 1932
*''Passing It On: Short Talks on Tribal fighting on the North-West Frontier of India'' by General Sir Andrew Skeen , 3rd edition 1934 (originally published 1932)  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. A 2010 reprint edition with annotations published by the Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworh Kansas. [http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/Skeen.pdf pdf]. Note: some of the text may not have been included, at least one probable whole page has been noted.
*''Passing It On: Short Talks on Tribal fighting on the North-West Frontier of India'' by General Sir Andrew Skeen , 3rd edition 1934 (originally published 1932)  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. A 2010 reprint edition with annotations published by the Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworh Kansas. [http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/Skeen.pdf pdf]. Note: some of the text may not have been included, at least one probable whole page has been noted.
*''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. It is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''.  
*''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. It is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''.  
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/waziristan193619031345mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''Waziristan 1936- 1937: The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions''] by Lieut Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org. Missing the "Bibliography" at the end of the book, page 80 onwards.<br>
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/waziristan193619031345mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''Waziristan 1936- 1937: The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions''] by Lieut Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org. Missing the "Bibliography" at the end of the book, page 80 onwards.<br>
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34449/supplements/6811 "Report on Operations in Waziristan,  25th November 1936 to 16th January 1937 (1st Phase)"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 2 November 1937
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34449/supplement/6811 "Report on Operations in Waziristan,  25th November 1936 to 16th January 1937 (1st Phase)"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 2 November 1937
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34484/supplements/1057 "Report on Operations In Waziristan, 16th January 1937 to 15th September 1937 (Second Phase)"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 18 February 1938
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34484/supplement/1057 "Report on Operations In Waziristan, 16th January 1937 to 15th September 1937 (Second Phase)"]  ''London Gazette Supplement'' 18 February 1938
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34520/supplements/3819 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 16th September 1937 to  15th December 1937 (Final Phase)"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 14 June 1938
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34520/supplement/3819 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 16th September 1937 to  15th December 1937 (Final Phase)"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' 14 June 1938
*[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34655/supplements/5667 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 16th December, 1937 to the 31st December, 1938"]  ''London Gazette  Supplement'' 18 August 1939
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34655/supplement/5667 "Report on Operations in Waziristan, 16th December, 1937 to the 31st December, 1938"]  ''London Gazette  Supplement'' 18 August 1939
*''Bugles and a Tiger'' by John Masters  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The original edition  [http://archive.org/details/buglesandtigervo00mast ''Bugles and a Tiger; a Volume of Autobiography''] published in 1956 is available to read online through the Internet Archive (Archive.org) Lending Library. The main restriction is that only one person can see a particular book at one time (so the book may be ‘checked out’). For more details see [[Online books#Archive.org|Online books-Archive.org]]
*''Bugles and a Tiger'' by John Masters  is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The original edition  [http://archive.org/details/buglesandtigervo00mast ''Bugles and a Tiger; a Volume of Autobiography''] published in 1956 is available to read online through the Internet Archive (Archive.org) Lending Library. The main restriction is that only one person can see a particular book at one time (so the book may be ‘checked out’). For more details see [[Online books#Archive.org|Online books-Archive.org]]
*''India’s North-West Frontier'' by Sir William Barton 1939 may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The author was  in the Indian Civil Service for 35 years. It is also available to download as a pdf  from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]], located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1939.
*''India’s North-West Frontier'' by Sir William Barton 1939 may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. The author was  in the Indian Civil Service for 35 years. It is also available to download as a pdf  from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]], located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1939.
*Actions in Waziristan continued during WW2, although details are not known. Awards appearing in the ''London Gazette Supplement''s indicate some of the regiments involved. There were also awards to RAF personnel.[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34977/supplements/6175 1939] ''LGS'' 25 October 1940, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35195/supplements/3495 1940] ''LGS'' 20 June 1941, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35825/supplements/5495 1942] ''LGS'' 15 December 1942, [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/36261/pages/5176  1943] ''LGS'' 25 November 1943
*Actions in Waziristan continued during WW2, although details are not known. Awards appearing in the ''London Gazette Supplement''s indicate some of the regiments involved. There were also awards to RAF personnel.[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34977/supplement/6175 1939] ''LGS'' 25 October 1940, [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35195/supplement/3495 1940] ''LGS'' 20 June 1941, [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35825/supplement/5495 1942] ''LGS'' 15 December 1942, [https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36261/page/5176  1943] ''LGS'' 25 November 1943
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/IndianMountainArtillery/mountainartillery#page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery''] by Brigadier-General C A L Graham 1957 Archive.org.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/IndianMountainArtillery/mountainartillery#page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Indian Mountain Artillery''] by Brigadier-General C A L Graham 1957 Archive.org.
*''Brief Gazetteer of Most Important and Useful Place Names in Waziristan District''. 1935 is available to download as a pdf  from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]], located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1935
*''Brief Gazetteer of Most Important and Useful Place Names in Waziristan District''. 1935 is available to download as a pdf  from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]], located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1935

Revision as of 02:30, 9 August 2015

North West Frontier Campaigns
1849-1947
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company and British Army North West Frontier tribes
Result: Suppression of border incursions
Medals:
India General Service medal 1854
India Medal 1895-1902
Links:
Category: Category:North West Frontier Campaigns


From 1849 when the East India Company annexed the Punjab it became necessary to prevent incursion by the frontier Pakhtun tribes. Successive punitive expeditions subdued particular areas until further outrages occurred. Control of the region depended to a large extent on the Punjab Frontier Force recruited from local tribesmen commanded by British officers.

North West Frontier Expeditions

For a list of campaigns in order see

Medals

British Library holdings

India Office Records include:

Imperial War Museums holdings

The Imperial War Museums are a source of information about operations in Waziristan. Search the catalogue.

Catalogue entry for the publication Bibliography of sources in the Departments of Documents, Photographs, Printed Books and Sound Records at the Imperial War Museum on military operations in Waziristan on the North West Frontier of India 1917-1937, published c 1979.

Also see

Recommended Reading

  • John Archibald Hislop was an officer in the Indian Army, 2nd Battalion 9th Jat Regiment from 1933. He had a series of postings on the North West Frontier. Subsequently he was GS02 Waziristan District until c.August 1943. His memoirs A Soldier’s Story-From the Khyber Pass to the Jungles of Burma: The Memoir of a British Officer in the Indian Army 1933-1947 were published by his daughter in 2010 and reviewed in FIBIS Journal 26.

External Links

Maps

Histories

  • "Waziristan's last soldier" by Zubeida Malik BBC 8 November 2008 with a slideshow of photographs. Frank Leeson spent two years commanding 1,000 Khassadars- Waziri soldiers- between 1946 and 1948, the last surviving British officer to have served in North Waziristan.

Pictures

Historical books online

Recommended Reading

Campaigns on the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0
Imperial Frontier: Tribe & State in Waziristan by Dr Hugh Beattie
Routledge 2001
ISBN 0700713093 and ISBN 978-0700713097

References