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|partof=[[:Category: | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns]] | ||
|date= April 1853 | |date= April 1853 | ||
|location=[http:// | |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= | |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] | ||
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The '''Shirani Expedition''' of 1853. | |||
==Punjab Irregular Force== | ==Punjab Irregular Force== | ||
No 2 Light Field Battery | No 2 Light Field Battery | ||
*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 | |||
== 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] | |||
== | == Historical Books Online == | ||
[ | [https://archive.org/details/campaignsonnorth00nevi Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912]archive.org | ||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Shirani Expedition 1853]] | |||
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
- Detachment Garrison Artillery
- 5th Punjab Cavalry
- Sind Camel Corps
- Wing 1st Punjab Infantry
- Wing 3rd Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Police Battalion
- 6th Police Battalion
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