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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afridi_%28Pashtun%29 Wikipedia - Afridis]<br>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Afridi 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannia - Afridi Campaigns]
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[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]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afridi_%28Pashtun%29 Wikipedia - Afridis]<br>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Afridi 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannia - Afridi Campaigns]
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== Recommended Reading ==
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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 18:19, 13 December 2008

Aka Khel Expedition 1855
Part of Punitive Expeditions
Date: 27 March 1855
Location: Jamrud, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.010058°N 71.371550°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British Aka Khel Afridis
Commanders
Lt Col J.H.Craigie Unknown tribal leaders
Strength
1,599
Casualties
9 killed
25 wounded

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia - Afridis
1911 Encyclopaedia Britannia - Afridi Campaigns

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