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== 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malakand#Relieving_Chakdara Wikipedia - Relief of Chakdara] | *[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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malakand#Relieving_Chakdara Wikipedia - Relief of Chakdara] | |||
*[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18971017.2.187# "The Hero of Chakdara’s Own Story"] ''Los Angeles Herald,'' Volume 27, Number 17, 17 October 1897. Account of Lieutenant H B Rattray of the [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th B I (Rattray’s) Sikhs]] | |||
==Historical Books Online == | ==Historical Books Online == | ||
Revision as of 14:13, 3 August 2014
| Battle of Chakdara | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Malakand Field Expedition 1897 | ||
| Date: | 26 July-2 August 1897 | |
| Location: | Chakdara, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.638417°N 72.076213°E | |
| Result: | Relief of fort | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Army | Pashtun tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col William Meiklejohn CB CMG | Saidullah | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Chakara Defence Force
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
- 45th (Rattray's) Sikhs (180)
- 1 Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers (20)
External Links
- Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
- NWF Expeditions
- Wikipedia - Relief of Chakdara
- "The Hero of Chakdara’s Own Story" Los Angeles Herald, Volume 27, Number 17, 17 October 1897. Account of Lieutenant H B Rattray of the 45th B I (Rattray’s) Sikhs
Historical Books Online
The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill archive.org