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[[Category:Battles|Rahim Dad's Cattle]]
[[Category:Mohmand Expedition 1854|Rahim Dad's Cattle]]
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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Mohmand Expedition 1854]]
|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Mohmand Expedition 1854]]
|date=31 August 1854
|date=22 August 1854
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohmand_Agency Mohmand Agency, NWF]
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohmand_Agency Mohmand Agency, NWF]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.182116,71.450706&z=13&t=h&hl=en approx 34.182116°N 71.450706°E]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.182116,71.450706&z=13&t=h&hl=en approx 34.182116°N 71.450706°E]  
|result= Confiscation of livestock
|result= Confiscation of 1,100 head of livestock
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohmand Mohmand tribesmen]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohmand Mohmand tribesmen]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006429/ Col Sydney John Cotton]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032348/ Maj Crawford Trotter Chamberlain]
|commander2=  
|commander2= Rahimdad Khan
|strength1=   
|strength1=   
|strength2=  
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== Rahim Dad ==
== Rahim Dad ==
Rahim Dad was a Mohmand chief who was summoned to Peshawar to account for non-payment of tribal tribute. When he fled Colonel Cotton led a field force from Michnee (Michni) and captured Rahim Dad's cattle in payment.<br>''Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916''  
Rahim Dad was a Mohmand chief who was summoned to Peshawar to account for non-payment of tribal tribute. When he fled Major Chamberlain led a field detachment from [[Peshawar]] and captured Rahim Dad's cattle in payment. This was followed by the expedition under Colonel Cotton.
== Field Detachment ==
*1st Troop 3rd Brigade Horse Artillery (4 guns)
*One Squadron, [[1st Irregular Cavalry]]
*2nd Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]
*Three Coys  [[1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Native Infantry]]
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/432/mode/2up Mohmand Expedition 1854] www.archive.org<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/432/mode/2up Rahimdad's cattle] www.archive.org


== External Links ==
[[Category:Battles|Rahim Dad's Cattle]]
[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]
[[Category:Mohmand Expedition 1854|Rahim Dad's Cattle]]

Latest revision as of 09:41, 24 January 2011

Rahim Dad's Cattle
Part of Mohmand Expedition 1854
Date: 22 August 1854
Location: Mohmand Agency, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 34.182116°N 71.450706°E
Result: Confiscation of 1,100 head of livestock
Combatants
East India Company Mohmand tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Crawford Trotter Chamberlain Rahimdad Khan
Strength
Casualties

Rahim Dad

Rahim Dad was a Mohmand chief who was summoned to Peshawar to account for non-payment of tribal tribute. When he fled Major Chamberlain led a field detachment from Peshawar and captured Rahim Dad's cattle in payment. This was followed by the expedition under Colonel Cotton.

Field Detachment

External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Mohmand Expedition 1854 www.archive.org
Rahimdad's cattle www.archive.org