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+ | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns]] | ||
+ | |date= 15 November-8 December 1883 | ||
+ | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | The '''Takht-I-Suliman Expedition''' of 1883. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Field Force== | ||
+ | *[[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery]] | ||
+ | *[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (42 men) | ||
+ | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (500 men) | ||
+ | *[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (500 men) | ||
+ | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|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 | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Takht-I-Suliman Expedition 1883]] |
Latest revision as of 15:39, 26 June 2014
Takht-I-Suliman Expedition | ||
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Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
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 | ||
The Takht-I-Suliman Expedition of 1883.
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