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== Campaign Actions ==The Hindustanis came into conflict with the British after the [[Battle of Shekh Jana1st Sikh War]]<br>[when they supported the [Battle of Narinji]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai]<br>tribesmen in the [[Battle of ChingleeBlack Mountain Expedition 1852-53|1st Black Mountain Expedition]]<br>. They were driven from the fort at Kotla in January 1853. In 1857 they were joined by rebel sepoys from the [[Battle 55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|55th Regiment of Mangal ThanaBengal Infantry]]<br>[[Battle and a punitive expedition was mounted against them. They were defeated in a series of Pantjar]]<br>engagements and finally destroyed at the [[Battle of Sittana]].
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{{War|name=Hindustani Fanatics |dates=1857 |image= |location=Sittana, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowshera_District Nowshera District, NWF]|combatant1=British & Indians |combatant2=Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys|result=British victory |medal= [http://www.britishmedals.info/india_general_service_medal_1854.html India General Service Medal 1854]<br>Clasp: North West Frontier |category=[[:Category:Hindustani Fanatics|Hindustani Fanatics]]}}{{Battles_InfoboxBattlemap|partofwar=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849Hindustani fanatics 1857-190858|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]|datelink=4 May 1857 |location=Sittana, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowshera_District Nowshera District, NWF]|presidency=[[Bengal]] |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?llf=33.997859,71.96028q&zsource=11&t=hs_q&hl=en 33.997859°N 71.96028°E] |result&geocode=British victory |territory&ie=|combatant1UTF8&msa=[[East India Company]] |combatant20&msid=Hindustani Fanatics 101241150585833319689.000479c0a7b28a4a04b91& Rebel Sepoys|commander1ll=[http://www34.oxforddnb201581,72.com/index/101006429/ Maj-Gen Sir Sydney Cotton KCB]|commander2453461&spn=|strength10.875692,1.520233&t= |strength2= |casualties1= |casualties2p&z=10}}
The '''Hindustani Fanatics''' campaign of 1857-58.
== Summary ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=FdPFkAsDJVgC&pg=RA2-PA186&lpg=RA2-PA186&dq=Saiyid+Ahmad+Shah&source=bl&ots=MwVgxRiYmO&sig=ZXxKb1XtB2og13Y3ihmImQ5qczc&hl=en&ei=684XS8XyOION4gb_n7jgAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Saiyid%20Ahmad%20Shah&f=false Saiyid Ahmad Shah] was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi Wahabi] preacher who came into the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusufzai Yusafzai] territory in 1824 when it was part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Empire Sikh Empire]. He stirred the Pathan tribes into rebellion but was defeated by the Sikh army. He then increased his support and by 1829 gained control of Yusufzai and occupied [[Peshawar]]. His Hindustani zealots were once again defeated by the Sikhs and Saiyid Ahmad was killed. His disciples retreated to Sittana under the leadership of Saiyid Akbar.
A further confrontation with the Hindudtani Fanatics took place in 1863. See the [[Ambela Campaign]]. == Field Campaign Force 1858==''Commanded by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006429/ Lt Col Sydney J Cotton]''<br>
'''First Column'''<br>
*Peshawar Light Field Battery (4 guns)
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (450 men)
*12th Punjab Infantry (300 men)<br>
==Campaign actions==
*[[Battle of Shekh Jana]] 2 July 1857
*[[Battle of Narinji]] 21 July & 3 August 1857
*[[Battle of Chinglee]] 26 April 1858
*[[Battle of Panjtar]] 28 April 1858
*[[Battle of Mangal Thana]] 29 April 1858
*[[Battle of Sittana]] 4 May 1858
== External Links ==
[[Category:Hindustani Fanatics| Hindustani Fanatics]]
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Hindustani Fanatics]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Hindustani Fanatics]]
