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[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Takht-I-Suliman Expedition 1883]]
 
 
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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns]]
 
|date= 15 November-8 December 1883
 
|date= 15 November-8 December 1883
|location=[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Suliman_Hills Takht-i-Sulaiman area]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_District Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF]
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|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]]  
 
|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]   
 
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The '''Takht-I-Suliman Expedition''' of 1883.
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==Field Force==
 
==Field Force==
No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery<br>1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)<br>1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)<br>4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)<br>5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)<br>
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*[[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery]]
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*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (42 men)
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*[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (500 men)
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*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (500 men)
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*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] (496 men)<br>
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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== Recommended Reading ==
 
== 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
 
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
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[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Takht-I-Suliman Expedition 1883]]

Latest revision as of 15:39, 26 June 2014

Takht-I-Suliman Expedition
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

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