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The '''Malakand Field Expedition''' of 1897. | |||
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''"The Story of The Malakand Field Force"'' by Winston S. Churchill <br>ISBN 1-60450-223-1<br> | ''"The Story of The Malakand Field Force"'' by Winston S. Churchill <br>ISBN 1-60450-223-1<br> | ||
ISBN 978-1-60450-223-7 | ISBN 978-1-60450-223-7 | ||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Malakand Field Expedition 1897]] | |||
Revision as of 13:21, 20 May 2009
| Malakand Field Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 7 August-6 December1897 | |
| Location: | Malakand, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.584017°N 71.937464°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Swat Valley tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Bindon Blood KCB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Malakand Field Expedition of 1897.
Earlier Actions
See also Battle of Malakand Camp 1897 and Battle of Chakdara.
These two actions resulted in the Malakand Field Expedition.
Malakand Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
Second Brigade
Brig Gen P.D.Jeffries CB
Third Brigade
Brig Gen J.H.Wodehouse CB CMG
- 1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt
- 2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry
- 22nd Punjab Infantry
- 39th Garhwal Rifles
Divisional Troops
- 10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
- 11th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
- 10th Field Battery Royal Artillery
- No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No8 Bengal Mountain Battery
- No3 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
- No4 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
- No5 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
- 21st Punjab Infantry
- 1 Section British Field Hospital
- 2 Sections Native Field Hospitals
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - The Story of the Malakand Field Force
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
"The Story of The Malakand Field Force" by Winston S. Churchill
ISBN 1-60450-223-1
ISBN 978-1-60450-223-7