Samana

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SAMANA (Aug-Sept 1897) was not part of a war, but a battle that took place during the Tirah Expedition.

Samana
Part of North West Frontier Punitive Expeditions
Date: August-September 1897
Location: Samana Range, Kohat District, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 33.54444°N 70.939227°E
Result: Forts relieved
Combatants
British Army Afridi and Orakzai tribesmen
Commanders
Lt Gen Sir William Lockhart
Maj Gen Yeatman-Biggs CB
Strength
Casualties

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia - Tirah Campaign



External Links

The British Empire - Samana 1897


Fort Gulistan location