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|partof= | |partof=[[Malakand Field Expedition 1897]] | ||
|date=26 July-2 August 1897 | |date=26 July-2 August 1897 | ||
|location= | |location= [[Chakdara]], NWF | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.638417,72.076213&z=14&t=h&hl=en 34.638417°N 72.076213°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.638417,72.076213&z=14&t=h&hl=en 34.638417°N 72.076213°E] | ||
|result= | |result= Relief of fort | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British Army | |combatant1=British Army | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=Pashtun tribes | ||
|commander1=[http:// | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hope_Meiklejohn Col William Meiklejohn CB CMG] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidullah Saidullah] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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[[Image:Malakandmap.jpg|thumb|Chakdarra 1909]] | |||
== Chakara Defence Force == | |||
''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | |||
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th (Rattray's) Sikhs]] (180) | |||
*1 Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] (20) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br> | ||
*[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malakand#Relieving_Chakdara Wikipedia - Relief of Chakdara] | |||
*[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18971017.2.187# "The Hero of Chakdara’s Own Story"] ''Los Angeles Herald,'' Volume 27, Number 17, 17 October 1897. Account of Lieutenant H B Rattray of the [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th B I (Rattray’s) Sikhs]]. Retrieved 3 August 2014. | |||
==Historical Books Online == | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofmalakandf00chur#page/n7/mode/2up The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill] archive.org | |||
[[Category:Battles|Chakdara, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Malakand Field Expedition|Chakdara, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 3 August 2014
| Battle of Chakdara | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Malakand Field Expedition 1897 | ||
| Date: | 26 July-2 August 1897 | |
| Location: | Chakdara, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.638417°N 72.076213°E | |
| Result: | Relief of fort | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Army | Pashtun tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col William Meiklejohn CB CMG | Saidullah | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Chakara Defence Force
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
- 45th (Rattray's) Sikhs (180)
- 1 Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers (20)
External Links
- Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
- NWF Expeditions
- Wikipedia - Relief of Chakdara
- "The Hero of Chakdara’s Own Story" Los Angeles Herald, Volume 27, Number 17, 17 October 1897. Account of Lieutenant H B Rattray of the 45th B I (Rattray’s) Sikhs. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
Historical Books Online
The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill archive.org