Shirani Expedition

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Shirani Expedition
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: April 1853
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 & Kasrani tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson
Strength
2,795
Casualties
None

Punjab Irregular Force

No 2 Light Field Battery

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