Operations in Waziristan
| Operations in Waziristan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | November 1936 - December 1937 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.542357°N 70.326721°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Waziri tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Gen Sir John Coleridge | Fakir of Ipi | |
| Strength | ||
| Up to 60,000 regular and irregular troops | 4,000 tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary[1]
Tori Khel tribesmen of North Waziristan led by the Fakir of Ipi were enraged at the outcome of the case of Islam Bibi, a Hindu girl who converted to Islam but was handed back to the Hindu community, and rose in revolt. The British decided to sent an expedition into the Khaisora Valley to reassert control. Columns from Razmak and Mir Ali met fierce opposition and were compelled to withdraw to Mir Ali.
External links
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) Wikipedia
Waziristan 1937-1939 (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984
References
- ↑ The most detailed account of this campaign is to be found in Official history of operations on the N.W. frontier of India, 1936-37 ISBN 1 84342 765 6.