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== Summary ==Saiyid Ahmad Shah was a Wahabi preacher who The Hindustanis came into conflict with the British after the [[1st Sikh War]] when they supported the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai] tribesmen in the [[Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53|1st Black Mountain Expedition]]. They were driven from the Yusafzai territory fort at Kotla in 1824 when it January 1853. In 1857 they were joined by rebel sepoys from the [[55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|55th Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] and a punitive expedition was part mounted against them. They were defeated in a series of engagements and finally destroyed at the Sikh empire[[Battle of Sittana]].
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{{Battlemap|war=Hindustani fanatics 1857-58|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.000479c0a7b28a4a04b91&ll=34.201581,72.453461&spn=0.875692,1.520233&t=p&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.
== Campaign Force 1858==
''Commanded by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006429/ Lt Col Sydney J Cotton]''<br>
