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[http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofmalakandf00chur#page/n7/mode/2up The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill] archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofmalakandf00chur#page/n7/mode/2up The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill] archive.org | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Chakdara, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Chakdara, Battle of]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:29, 13 January 2010
| Battle of Chakdara | ||
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| Part of Malakand Field Expedition 1897 | ||
| Date: | 26 July-2 August 1897 | |
| Location: | Chakdara, 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
Historical Books Online
The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston L Spencer Churchill archive.org
