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[[Category:Battles|Wana, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Wana, Battle of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof= | |partof=[[Mahsud Expedition 1894-95]] | ||
|date= | |date=3 November 1894 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wana_(Pakistan) Wana], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Waziristan South Waziristan], NWF | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll= | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.297925,69.575655&z=13&t=h&hl=en 32.297925°N 69.575655°E] | ||
|result= | |result= Attack repulsed/caused Mahsud Expedition 1894-95 | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahsud Mahsud Waziri tribesmen] | ||
|commander1=[http:// | |commander1=Brig-Gen A.H.Turner | ||
|commander2= [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=j8huKCB2AiEC&pg=PA109&dq=Wana+1894&as_brr=3&ei=JXhkScnID4HCzgTAutDQDg Mullah Powindah] | |||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=2,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=21 killed<br>34 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= about 150 killed | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Frontier Delimitation Commission Escort == | |||
One Squadron 1st Punjab Cavalry<br>3rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery<br>One Company Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>3rd Sikhs<br>20th Punjab Infantry<br>1st Batt 1st Gurkhas | |||
== 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] | [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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Mi1cxrIbbwwC&pg=PA156&dq=Wana+1894&as_brr=3&ei=K3dkSfvjJp2EzgSKw_n3Bg#PPA157,M1 Google Books - Attack on Wana] | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 7 January 2009
| Battle of Wana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mahsud Expedition 1894-95 | ||
| Date: | 3 November 1894 | |
| Location: | Wana, South Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.297925°N 69.575655°E | |
| Result: | Attack repulsed/caused Mahsud Expedition 1894-95 | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mahsud Waziri tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen A.H.Turner | Mullah Powindah | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 21 killed 34 wounded |
about 150 killed | |
Frontier Delimitation Commission Escort
One Squadron 1st Punjab Cavalry
3rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery
One Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
3rd Sikhs
20th Punjab Infantry
1st Batt 1st Gurkhas
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Attack on Wana