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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/samana.htm British Empire - Action on Samana Ridge] | [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/Tirah_Campaign Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/samana.htm British Empire - Action on Samana Ridge] | ||
[[Image:FortGulistan.jpg|thumb|Fort Lockhart location]] | [[Image:FortGulistan.jpg|thumb|Fort Lockhart location]] | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 18 December 2008
| Battle of Samana Ridge | ||
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| Part of Tirah Campaign | ||
| Date: | 15 August-14 September 1897 | |
| Location: | Samana Range, Kohat District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.54444°N 70.939227°E | |
| Result: | Forts relieved | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Afridi & Orakzai tribesmeni tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Yeatman-Biggs CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Tirah Campaign
British Empire - Action on Samana Ridge
