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*** Select 3rd Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 70. Landi Kotal and tribal villages.
The last British military post in the Khyber Pass before the Afghan border, about 30 miles west of Peshawar | *** Select 3rd Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 70. Landi Kotal and tribal villages.
The last British military post in the Khyber Pass before the Afghan border, about 30 miles west of Peshawar | ||
*** Select 4th Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 7. Camp at Landi Kotal. Left side of panorama. Select 5th Photo, Print 7a. Camp at Landi Kotal. Right side of panorama.
Prints 7 and 7a form a panorama of the British camp at Landi Kotal, the highest elevation in the Khyber Pass and the western-most portion of the Pass held by the British. The Third Anglo-Afghan War started here in May 1919. | *** Select 4th Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 7. Camp at Landi Kotal. Left side of panorama. Select 5th Photo, Print 7a. Camp at Landi Kotal. Right side of panorama.
Prints 7 and 7a form a panorama of the British camp at Landi Kotal, the highest elevation in the Khyber Pass and the western-most portion of the Pass held by the British. The Third Anglo-Afghan War started here in May 1919. | ||
*[https:// | *[https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/AA_Lynch-17 Photograph of of the army camp at Landi Kotal 1920s] (click on image to enlarge), from the [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG154732 Hugh Dermot Lynch collection], British Museum. The photographer was Hugh Dermot Lynch who served with the [[North Western Railway]] as a Transportation Officer | ||
*From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the [[56th Regiment of Foot| 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment]] to Adolf Feller of Switzerland. | *From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich,(from [https://ba.e-pics.ethz.ch/# ba.e-pics.ethz.ch]) sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the [[56th Regiment of Foot| 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment]] to Adolf Feller of Switzerland. | ||
**[http:// | **[http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000163600 Khyber Railway Station Landikotal Showing Train Ready to Start] sent 1928 with [http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000207811 reverse]. Library reference Fel_043232-RE, Fel_043232-VE | ||
**[http:// | **[http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000163603 General view of Landikotal Camp showing the Fort NWFP] ca. 1929 with [http://doi.org/10.3932/ethz-a-000207808 reverse]. Library reference Fel_043229-RE, Fel_043229-VE | ||
*[http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/pipers-of-the-british-gurkha-army-at-the-landi-khotal-on-news-photo/3365329/license Photograph: British Gurkha Pipers at Landi Khotal circa 1930] Hulton Archive. | *[http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/pipers-of-the-british-gurkha-army-at-the-landi-khotal-on-news-photo/3365329/license Photograph: British Gurkha Pipers at Landi Khotal circa 1930] Hulton Archive. | ||
*[http://www.karkeeweb.com/soldiers_three_main.html ''Soldiers Three'', Landi Kotal, 1935]. karkeeweb.com. Describes the filming of footage for a never released movie based on a Kipling short story, with the majority of the shots, including the climactic battle scenes, filmed at Landi Kotal, involving [[69th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment]]. Refers to an article "'Soldiers Three': the ‘lost’ Gaumont British imperial epic" by Jeffrey Richards in the ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Volume 15, Issue 1, 1995, [https://doi.org/10.1080/01439689500260081 first page], and to a book by the director's wife ''Thirty Thousand Miles for the Films. The story of the filming of “Soldiers Three” and “Rhodes of Africa”'' by Natalie Barkas 1937, which is available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01000200647, and also BLL01007543560 . [http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/22nd-october-1937/34/thirty-thousand-miles-for-the-films-by-natalie-bar Review of the book] ''The Spectator'' 2 October 1937, page 34. | *[http://www.karkeeweb.com/soldiers_three_main.html ''Soldiers Three'', Landi Kotal, 1935]. karkeeweb.com. Describes the filming of footage for a never released movie based on a Kipling short story, with the majority of the shots, including the climactic battle scenes, filmed at Landi Kotal, involving [[69th Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment]]. Refers to an article "'Soldiers Three': the ‘lost’ Gaumont British imperial epic" by Jeffrey Richards in the ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Volume 15, Issue 1, 1995, [https://doi.org/10.1080/01439689500260081 first page], and to a book by the director's wife ''Thirty Thousand Miles for the Films. The story of the filming of “Soldiers Three” and “Rhodes of Africa”'' by Natalie Barkas 1937, which is available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01000200647, and also BLL01007543560 . [http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/22nd-october-1937/34/thirty-thousand-miles-for-the-films-by-natalie-bar Review of the book] ''The Spectator'' 2 October 1937, page 34. | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_140.gif Landi Kotal] Imperial Gazetteer | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_140.gif Landi Kotal] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b747693?urlappend=%3Bseq=70 Landi Kotal c 1889] page 62, ''Some Rambles of a Sapper'' by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b747693?urlappend=%3Bseq=70 Landi Kotal c 1889] page 62, ''Some Rambles of a Sapper'' by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 HathiTrust Digital Library. This book is also available [https://archive.org/details/ramblessapper Archive.org] | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 31 January 2025
| Landi Kotal | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 34.101111°N 71.145556°E |
| Altitude: | 1090.89 m (3579 feet) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Landi Kotal |
| State/Province: | Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| Khyber Railway | |
Spelling variants
Modern name: Landi Kotal
Variants: Landikotal/Lundi Kotal/Landi Khotal
Sites
Transport Links
Landi Kotal was the last station on the Khyber Pass Railway route from Peshawar. The section from Jamrud to Landi Kotal opened on November 3, 1925. See Khyber Pass Railway irfca.org
External links
- British era cemeteries in the Khyber Pass, including that at Landi Kotal jang.com.pk March 2008.
- Dr Ali Jan's Landi Kotal Cemetery, Khyber Pass
- "Khyber Pass Train Gives Nostalgic Glimpse of British Empire" by Liz Thurgood and Manchester Guardian March 14, 1980 The Washington Post.
- Randolph Bezzant Holmes Photographs. Duke University Libraries
- Khyber Pass Photos
- Select 3rd Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 70. Landi Kotal and tribal villages. The last British military post in the Khyber Pass before the Afghan border, about 30 miles west of Peshawar
- Select 4th Photo. Afghan War Series 1919. Print 7. Camp at Landi Kotal. Left side of panorama. Select 5th Photo, Print 7a. Camp at Landi Kotal. Right side of panorama. Prints 7 and 7a form a panorama of the British camp at Landi Kotal, the highest elevation in the Khyber Pass and the western-most portion of the Pass held by the British. The Third Anglo-Afghan War started here in May 1919.
- Khyber Pass Photos
- Photograph of of the army camp at Landi Kotal 1920s (click on image to enlarge), from the Hugh Dermot Lynch collection, British Museum. The photographer was Hugh Dermot Lynch who served with the North Western Railway as a Transportation Officer
- From a collection of postcards at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich,(from ba.e-pics.ethz.ch) sent by F.G. Prew, a soldier, probably in the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment to Adolf Feller of Switzerland.
- Khyber Railway Station Landikotal Showing Train Ready to Start sent 1928 with reverse. Library reference Fel_043232-RE, Fel_043232-VE
- General view of Landikotal Camp showing the Fort NWFP ca. 1929 with reverse. Library reference Fel_043229-RE, Fel_043229-VE
- Photograph: British Gurkha Pipers at Landi Khotal circa 1930 Hulton Archive.
- Soldiers Three, Landi Kotal, 1935. karkeeweb.com. Describes the filming of footage for a never released movie based on a Kipling short story, with the majority of the shots, including the climactic battle scenes, filmed at Landi Kotal, involving 2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment. Refers to an article "'Soldiers Three': the ‘lost’ Gaumont British imperial epic" by Jeffrey Richards in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Volume 15, Issue 1, 1995, first page, and to a book by the director's wife Thirty Thousand Miles for the Films. The story of the filming of “Soldiers Three” and “Rhodes of Africa” by Natalie Barkas 1937, which is available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01000200647, and also BLL01007543560 . Review of the book The Spectator 2 October 1937, page 34.
- Photographs: Landi Kotal flickr.com, c 2008 photographs by Dr Irfan, including the Railway Station, cemetery, and carvings of regimental crests.
Historical books online
- Landi Kotal Imperial Gazetteer
- Landi Kotal c 1889 page 62, Some Rambles of a Sapper by Brigr-Genl. Herbert Henry Austin. 1928 HathiTrust Digital Library. This book is also available Archive.org
