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[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Mahsud Expedition 1894-95]]
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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns]]
|date=18 December 1894-21 January 1895
|date=18 December 1894-21 January 1895
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan Waziristan, NWF]
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan Waziristan, NWF]
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== Campaign Actions ==
[[Battle of Wana]] 3 November 1894<br>[[Battle of Mukeen 1894]] 22 December 1894
== Field Force ==
'''Wana Column'''<br>''Brig Gen A.H.Turner''
*[[55th Regiment of Foot|2nd Batt Border Regiment]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]]
*1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]]
*1st Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]]
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (One Squadron less 35)
*3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br>
'''Jandola Column'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026898/ ''Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB'']
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Sikhs]]
*[[33rd Punjab Regiment of Infantry|33rd Punjab Infantry]]
*[[38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|38th Dogras]]
*1st Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]]<br>
'''Bannu Column'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032986/ ''Lt-Col Charles Egerton DSO, 3rd Punjab Cavalry'']
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (300 men)
*No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery
* [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikhs]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]]
* [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]]<br>
'''Garrison left at Wana'''
* [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (35 men)
*3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]]<br>


== Campaign Action ==
[[Battle of Wana]]<br>[[Battle of Mukkeen]]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[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]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA208&dq=mahsud+1894&as_brr=3&ei=vZRkSZrBL4uYMqG4jJYD Google Books - General Lockhart]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5tMi-uGlfwC&pg=PA140&dq=mahsud+1894&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=XpVkSbfvI5mUMe6lve0L Google Books - Mahsud Waziris]
[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]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA208&dq=mahsud+1894&as_brr=3&ei=vZRkSZrBL4uYMqG4jJYD Google Books - General Lockhart]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s5tMi-uGlfwC&pg=PA140&dq=mahsud+1894&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=XpVkSbfvI5mUMe6lve0L Google Books - Mahsud Waziris]
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== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
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
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
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Mahsud Expedition 1894-95]]

Latest revision as of 18:49, 31 October 2011

Mahsud Expedition 1894-95
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns
Date: 18 December 1894-21 January 1895
Location: Waziristan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 32.283321°N 69.54989°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
Strength
Casualties

Campaign Actions

Battle of Wana 3 November 1894
Battle of Mukeen 1894 22 December 1894

Field Force

Wana Column
Brig Gen A.H.Turner

Jandola Column
Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB

Bannu Column
Lt-Col Charles Egerton DSO, 3rd Punjab Cavalry

Garrison left at Wana

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - General Lockhart
Google Books - Mahsud Waziris

Recommended Reading

Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0