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== Peshawar Movable Column == | |||
''Commanded by Lt-Col Woon, [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjabis]]''<br> | |||
*51st Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (4 guns) | |||
*Two squadrons [[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Bengal Lancers]] | |||
*Two Coys 1st Batt [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]] | |||
* [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]] | |||
== 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=s5tMi-uGlfwC&pg=PA150&dq=Shabkadar+Fort+1897&as_brr=3&ei=8-BPSZPUAoSUzASrhIDCDA Google Books - Action at Shabkadar]<br>[http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/pakistan/shabkadar-fort.html Photograph of Shabkadar Fort 1908] | [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=s5tMi-uGlfwC&pg=PA150&dq=Shabkadar+Fort+1897&as_brr=3&ei=8-BPSZPUAoSUzASrhIDCDA Google Books - Action at Shabkadar]<br>[http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/pakistan/shabkadar-fort.html Photograph of Shabkadar Fort 1908] | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 5 December 2009
| Battle of Shabkadar Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mohmand Expedition 1897 | ||
| Date: | 7 August 1897 | |
| Location: | Shabqadar Fort, Shankargarh, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.218782°N 71.557264°E | |
| Result: | Forts relieved | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mohmand tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Peshawar Movable Column
Commanded by Lt-Col Woon, 20th Punjabis
- 51st Field Battery Royal Artillery (4 guns)
- Two squadrons 13th Bengal Lancers
- Two Coys 1st Batt Somerset Light Infantry
- 20th Punjab Infantry
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Action at Shabkadar
Photograph of Shabkadar Fort 1908
