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[[Category:Battles|Kam Dakka, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[2nd Afghan  War]]
|partof=[[Mohmand Expeditions 1879-80]]
|date=22 April 1879  
|date=22 April 1879  
|location=[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/18/Kama_Daka.html Kama Daka, Afghanistan]
|location=Kam Dakka, Loeshilman, Pakistan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.215205,71.118433&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.215205°N 71.118433°E]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.25,71.116666&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.25 °N 71.116666°E]  
|result=British victory  
|result=Decisive Afghan victory  
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant1=British & Indians
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Moore_Creagh Capt Garrett O'Moore Creagh]  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Moore_Creagh Capt Garrett O'Moore Creagh]  
|commander2=  
|commander2=  
|strength1=150
|strength1=140 + reinforcements
|strength2= 1500
|strength2= 1500
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 136; killed or wounded
|casualties2=  
|casualties2= 5 killed<br>12 wounded
}}
}}
== Field Detachment  ==
'''Capt O'Moore Creagh's Force'''
*Two Companies [[Mhairwara Battalion]] (140 troops)
:*4 Native Officers
:*11 Non-Commissioned Officers
:*4 Drummers
:*119 Sepoys<br>
'''First Reinforcement'''
*Detachment of [[Mhairwara Battalion]]
:*1 Jemadar
:*4 Non-Commissioned Officers
:*31 Sepoys
'''Second Reinforcement'''
*One Coy 1st Btn [[5th Regiment of Foot|5th Fusiliers]]
*One Coy of [[Mhairwara Battalion]]
*One Troop [[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|10th Bengal Lancers]]
* 11-9th [[Royal Artillery]] (2 mountain guns)
*One Coy 1st Btn [[12th Regiment of Foot|12th Foot]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8538632 Find a Grave - O'Moore Creagh]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032622/ Dictionary of National Biography - Garrett Creagh]
[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.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8538632 O'Moore Creagh] Find a Grave<br>
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032622/ Garrett Creagh] Dictionary of National Biography<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/450/mode/2up/search/Dakka Action at Kam Dakka] www.archive.org


== Recommended Reading ==
[[Category:Battles|Kam Dakka, Battle of]]
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
[[Category:Mohmand Expeditions 1879-80|Kam Dakka, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 15:11, 26 April 2011

Battle of Kam Dakka
Part of Mohmand Expeditions 1879-80
Date: 22 April 1879
Location: Kam Dakka, Loeshilman, Pakistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.25 °N 71.116666°E
Result: Decisive Afghan victory
Combatants
British & Indians Mohmand tribesmen
Commanders
Capt Garrett O'Moore Creagh
Strength
140 + reinforcements 1500
Casualties
136; killed or wounded 5 killed
12 wounded

Field Detachment

Capt O'Moore Creagh's Force

  • 4 Native Officers
  • 11 Non-Commissioned Officers
  • 4 Drummers
  • 119 Sepoys

First Reinforcement

  • 1 Jemadar
  • 4 Non-Commissioned Officers
  • 31 Sepoys

Second Reinforcement

External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
O'Moore Creagh Find a Grave
Garrett Creagh Dictionary of National Biography
Action at Kam Dakka www.archive.org