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|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] | |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]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll= | |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 | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani tribesmen | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirani Shirani] & Kasrani tribesmen | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101013442/ Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History] | [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 == | == 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 | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 13 December 2008
| Shirani Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | April 1853 | |
| 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 & Kasrani tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen J.S.Hodgson | ||
| Strength | ||
| 2,795 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| None | ||
Punjab Irregular Force
No 2 Light Field Battery
Detachment Garrison Artillery
5th Punjab Cavalry
Sind Camel Corps
Wing 1st Punjab Infantry
Wing 3rd Punjab Infantry
2nd Police Battalion
6th Police Battalion
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