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== Summary ==
From 1849 when the [[East India Company]] when it 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#Punjab_Frontier_Force Punjab Frontier Force] recruited from local tribesmen commanded by British officers.
== North West Frontier Expeditions 1849-1908 ==
== North West Frontier Expeditions 1849-1908 ==
For a list of campaigns in order see  
For a list of campaigns in order see  

Revision as of 16:49, 30 October 2009

North West Frontier Campaigns
1849-1908
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 1849-1908


Summary

From 1849 when the East India Company when it 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 1849-1908

For a list of campaigns in order see

External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Risings on the North West Frontier www.archive.org
Nine Years on the North-West Frontier of India from 1854 to 1863 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books
India Medal 1895 www.northeastmedals.co.uk
NWF VCs www.northeastmedals.co.uk
North West Frontier Map Rootsweb
NWF Map Digital South Asia Maps


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

Imperial Frontier: Tribe & State in Waziristan by Dr Hugh Beattie
Routledge 2001
ISBN-10: 0700713093 ISBN-13: 978-0700713097