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 | ||
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