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[[Image:Malakandmap.jpg|thumb|Chakdarra 1909]] | [[Image:Malakandmap.jpg|thumb|Chakdarra 1909]] | ||
== Chakara Defence Force == | |||
''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | |||
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th (Rattray's) Sikhs]] (180) | |||
*1 Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] (20) | |||
== 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] |
Revision as of 08:18, 6 May 2009
Battle of Chakdara | ||
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Part of Malakand Field Expedition 1897 | ||
Date: | 26 July-2 August 1897 | |
Location: | Chakdarra, 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
Recommended Reading
"The Story of The Malakand Field Force" by Winston S. Churchill
ISBN 1-60450-223-1
ISBN 978-1-60450-223-7