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== Malakand Defence Force == | |||
''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | |||
*1 Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] | |||
*No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery | |||
*No 5 Company [[Madras Sappers and Miners|Madras Sappers and Miners]] | |||
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*[[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|31st Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th (Rattray's) Sikhs]] | |||
==Photographs== | |||
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6173431.stm In pictures: The Malakand siege of 1897], BBC | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malakand Wikipedia - Siege of Malakand]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SRwabd8SRVwC&pg=PA48&dq=malakand#PPA48,M1 Google Books - Action at Malakand] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Malakand Camp, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Malakand Field Expedition|Malakand Camp, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:21, 3 November 2009
| Battle of Malakand Camp 1897 | ||
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| Part of Malakand Field Expedition 1897 | ||
| Date: | 26-31 July 1897 | |
| Location: | Malakand Pass, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.584017°N 71.937464°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Army | Various Pashtun tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col William Meiklejohn CB CMG | Saidullah | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Malakand Defence Force
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
- 1 Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery
- No 5 Company Madras Sappers and Miners
- 24th Punjab Infantry
- 31st Punjab Infantry
- 45th (Rattray's) Sikhs
Photographs
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Wikipedia - Siege of Malakand
Google Books - Action at Malakand