Malakand Field Expedition
| Malakand Field Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 7 August-6 December1897 | |
| Location: | Malakand, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.584017°N 71.937464°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Swat Valley tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Bindon Blood KCB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Earlier Actions
See also Battle of Malakand Camp 1897 and Battle of Chakdara.
These two actions resulted in the Malakand Field Expedition.
Malakand Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt
24th Punjab Infantry
31st Punjab Infantry
24th Sikhs
Second Brigade
Brig Gen P.D.Jeffries CB
1st Batt East Kent Regt
35th Sikhs
38th Dogras
Guides Infantry
Third Brigade
Brig Gen J.H.Wodehouse CB CMG
1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt
2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry
22nd Punjab Infantry
39th Garhwal Rifles
Divisional Troops
10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
11th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
10th Field Battery Royal Artillery
No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No8 Bengal Mountain Battery
No3 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
No4 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
No5 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
21st Punjab Infantry
1 Section British Field Hospital
2 Sections Native Field Hospitals
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - The Story of the Malakand Field Force
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
"The Story of The Malakand Field Force" by Winston S. Churchill
ISBN 1-60450-223-1
ISBN 978-1-60450-223-7