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|date=November 1936 - December 1937 | |date=November 1936 - December 1937 | ||
|location= [[Waziristan]], NWF | |location= [[Waziristan]], NWF | ||
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== Summary<ref>The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in ''Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37'' ISBN 1 84342 765 6.</ref><br /> == | == Summary<ref>The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in ''Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37'' ISBN 1 84342 765 6. Available at the [[British Library]].</ref><br /> == | ||
Tori Khel tribesmen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan North Waziristan] led by the Fakir of Ipi were enraged at the outcome of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakir_of_Ipi#Raising_the_flag_of_rebellion the case of Islam Bibi], a Hindu girl who converted to Islam but was handed back to the Hindu community, and rose in revolt. The British decided to sent an expedition into the Khaisora Valley to reassert control. Columns from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razmak Razmak] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Ali,_Pakistan Mir Ali] met fierce opposition and were compelled to withdraw to Mir Ali. The insurrection spread through Waziristan and the British had to reinforce their garrisons. It proved impossible to engage the tribesmen in pitched battles and guerilla actions cost considerable casualties. Support for the Fakir began to wane and most of the additional forces were withdrawn towards the end of 1937. Trouble flared again in 1938 when a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkar lashkar] attacked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu]. The Fakir was never caught but caused trouble to the Pakistan government until his commander, Mehar Dil, surrendered in 1954. The Fakir died in 1960. | Tori Khel tribesmen of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan North Waziristan] led by the Fakir of Ipi were enraged at the outcome of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakir_of_Ipi#Raising_the_flag_of_rebellion the case of Islam Bibi], a Hindu girl who converted to Islam but was handed back to the Hindu community, and rose in revolt. The British decided to sent an expedition into the Khaisora Valley to reassert control. Columns from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razmak Razmak] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Ali,_Pakistan Mir Ali] met fierce opposition and were compelled to withdraw to Mir Ali. The insurrection spread through Waziristan and the British had to reinforce their garrisons. It proved impossible to engage the tribesmen in pitched battles and guerilla actions cost considerable casualties. Support for the Fakir began to wane and most of the additional forces were withdrawn towards the end of 1937. Trouble flared again in 1938 when a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkar lashkar] attacked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannu Bannu]. The Fakir was never caught but caused trouble to the Pakistan government until his commander, Mehar Dil, surrendered in 1954. The Fakir died in 1960. | ||
== Related articles == | == Related articles == | ||
[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | *[[Waziristan]] | ||
*[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936–1939) Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936–1939) Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984'' | [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984'' | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/waziristan193619031345mbp#page/n7/mode/2up ''Waziristan 1936-1937 : The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions''] by Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org | |||
====References==== | ====References==== | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 5 February 2011
| Operations in Waziristan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | November 1936 - December 1937 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.542357°N 70.326721°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Waziri tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Gen Sir John Coleridge | Fakir of Ipi | |
| Strength | ||
| Up to 60,000 regular and irregular troops | 4,000 tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary[1]
Tori Khel tribesmen of North Waziristan led by the Fakir of Ipi were enraged at the outcome of the case of Islam Bibi, a Hindu girl who converted to Islam but was handed back to the Hindu community, and rose in revolt. The British decided to sent an expedition into the Khaisora Valley to reassert control. Columns from Razmak and Mir Ali met fierce opposition and were compelled to withdraw to Mir Ali. The insurrection spread through Waziristan and the British had to reinforce their garrisons. It proved impossible to engage the tribesmen in pitched battles and guerilla actions cost considerable casualties. Support for the Fakir began to wane and most of the additional forces were withdrawn towards the end of 1937. Trouble flared again in 1938 when a lashkar attacked Bannu. The Fakir was never caught but caused trouble to the Pakistan government until his commander, Mehar Dil, surrendered in 1954. The Fakir died in 1960.
Related articles
External links
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) Wikipedia
Waziristan 1937-1939 (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984
Historical books online
- Waziristan 1936-1937 : The problems of the North-West Frontiers of India and their Solutions by Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Bruce 1938 Archive.org
References
- ↑ The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37 ISBN 1 84342 765 6. Available at the British Library.