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[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Shirani Expedition 1853]]
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|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]]
|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns]]
|date= April 1853
|date= April 1853
|location={http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Suliman_Hills Takht-i-Sulaiman area] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_District Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF]
|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=31.693572,70.122921&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.693572°N 70.122921°E]
|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]  
|result= Submission of tribes
|result= Submission of tribes
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians  
|combatant1=British & Indians  
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani tribesmen]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani] & Kasrani tribesmen
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson]
|commander2=  
|commander2=  
|strength1=  
|strength1=2,795
|strength2=  
|strength2=  
|casualties1=  
|casualties1=None
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
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The '''Shirani Expedition''' of 1853.
==Field Force==
'''Right Column'''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala Lieut Col Robert Napier RE]<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (2 guns)<br>Corps of Guides (350 men)<br>1st Sikh Infantry (51st Sikhs 300 men)<br>Rawalpindi Police (176 men)<br>


'''Centre Column'''<br>Major J. Abbott<br>Police (2 Companies)<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Companies)<br>Levies (1,400 men)<br>11 Light native guns<br>
==Punjab Irregular Force==
No 2 Light Field Battery
'''Left Column'''<br>Capt W.W.Davidson 16th Irregulars<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (4 guns)<br>[[16th Irregular Cavalry]]<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Regiments less 2 Companies)<br>
*Detachment Garrison Artillery
*[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Cavalry]]
*Sind Camel Corps
*Wing [[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]]
*Wing  [[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]]
*2nd Police Battalion
*6th Police Battalion


'''Reserve'''<br>5th Troop 1st Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ('T' Battery)<br>7th Company Sapper & Miners<br>3rd Native Infantry<br>Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment (12th  Pioneers)
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]


== External Links ==
== Historical Books Online  ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions]<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black  Mountain]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v_8IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=Mackeson&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=PDTNR5qBJJjWyATww6idCA#PPA201,M1 Mackeson's Obituary]
[https://archive.org/details/campaignsonnorth00nevi Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912]archive.org


== Recommended Reading ==
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Shirani Expedition 1853]]
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

Latest revision as of 23:57, 16 December 2014

Shirani Expedition
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns
Date: April 1853
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 & Kasrani tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson
Strength
2,795
Casualties
None

The Shirani Expedition of 1853.

Punjab Irregular Force

No 2 Light Field Battery

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions

Historical Books Online

Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912archive.org