Mahsud Expedition 1894-95
| Mahsud Expedition 1894-95 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | 18 December 1894-21 January 1895 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.283321°N 69.54989°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mahsud tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Wana 3 November 1894
Battle of Mukkeen 21 December 1894
Field Force
Wana Column
Brig Gen A.H.Turner
2nd Batt Border Regiment
3rd Sikhs
1st Batt 1st Gurkhas
1st Batt 4th Gurkhas
1st Punjab Cavalry (One Squadron less 35)
3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (4 guns)
Jandola Column
Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB
14th Sikhs
33rd Punjab Infantry
38th Dogras
1st Batt 4th Gurkhas
Bannu Column
Lt-Col Charles Egerton DSO, 3rd Punjab Cavalry
3rd Punjab Cavalry (300 men)
No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery
1st Sikhs
2nd Punjab Infantry
6th Punjab Infantry
Garrison left at Wana
1st Punjab Cavalry (35 men)
3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery
2oth Punjab Infantry
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - General Lockhart
Google Books - Mahsud Waziris
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