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|combatant2=Afrid & Orakzai tribesmeni tribesmen | |combatant2=Afrid & Orakzai tribesmeni tribesmen | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9407E6DC123CE433A25755C1A96F9C94669ED7CF&oref=slogin New York Times article - Relief of Fort Gulistan] |
[[Image:FortGulistan.jpg|thumb|Fort Gulistan location]] | [[Image:FortGulistan.jpg|thumb|Fort Gulistan location]] | ||
Revision as of 17:43, 11 July 2008
| Battle of Gulistan Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Tirah Campaign | ||
| Date: | 3 & 9 September 1897 | |
| Location: | Samana Range, Kohat District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.54444°N 70.939227°E | |
| Result: | Attacks repulsed Fort relieved 14 September | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Afrid & Orakzai tribesmeni tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Yeatman-Biggs CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
New York Times article - Relief of Fort Gulistan
