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[[Category: | [[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Takht-I-Suliman Expedition 1883]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | |||
|date= 15 November-8 December 1883 | |||
|location=[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Suliman_Hills Takht-i-Sulaiman area]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dera_Ismail_Khan_District Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|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 | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani] tribesmen | |||
|commander1= Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy CB | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
==Field Force== | |||
No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery<br>1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)<br>1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)<br>4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)<br>5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)<br> | |||
== 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] | |||
== 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 | |||
Revision as of 16:51, 6 January 2009
| Takht-I-Suliman Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | 15 November-8 December 1883 | |
| 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 tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)
1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)
4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)
5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
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