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|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.584017,71.937464&z=14&t=h&hl=en 34.584017°N 71.937464°E]
|result= British victory
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|combatant1=British Army
|combatant2=Various Pashtun tribes|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Meiklejohn Col William Meiklejohn CB CMG]|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidullah Saidullah]
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== Malakand Defence Force ==
''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG''
*1 Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]
*No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery
*No 5 Company [[Madras Sappers and Miners|Madras Sappers and Miners]]
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Punjab Infantry]]
*[[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|31st Punjab Infantry]]
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th (Rattray's) Sikhs]]
==Photographs==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6173431.stm In pictures: The Malakand siege of 1897], BBC
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://wwwen.antiquesatozwikipedia.comorg/stephenheroldwiki/nwfrontc.htm NWF ExpeditionsSiege_of_Malakand Wikipedia - Siege of Malakand]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SRwabd8SRVwC&pg=PA48&dq=malakand#PPA48,M1 Google Books - Action at Malakand][[Category:Battles|Malakand Camp, Battle of]][[Category:Malakand Field Expedition|Malakand Camp, Battle of]]
