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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
| − | From 1849 when the [[East India Company]] | + | From 1849 when the [[East India Company]] annexed the [[Punjab]] it became necessary to prevent incursion by the frontier Pakhtun tribes. Successive punitive expeditions subdued particular areas until further outrages occurred. Control of the region depended to a large extent on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#Punjab_Frontier_Force Punjab Frontier Force] recruited from local tribesmen commanded by British officers. |
== North West Frontier Expeditions 1849-1908 == | == North West Frontier Expeditions 1849-1908 == | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 30 October 2009
| North West Frontier Campaigns | |
|---|---|
| 1849-1908 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company and British Army | North West Frontier tribes |
| Result: Suppression of border incursions | |
| Medals: India General Service medal 1854 India Medal 1895-1902 | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | |
Contents
Summary
From 1849 when the East India Company annexed the Punjab it became necessary to prevent incursion by the frontier Pakhtun tribes. Successive punitive expeditions subdued particular areas until further outrages occurred. Control of the region depended to a large extent on the Punjab Frontier Force recruited from local tribesmen commanded by British officers.
North West Frontier Expeditions 1849-1908
For a list of campaigns in order see
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Risings on the North West Frontier www.archive.org
Nine Years on the North-West Frontier of India from 1854 to 1863 by Sir Sydney Cotton 1868 Google Books
India Medal 1895 www.northeastmedals.co.uk
NWF VCs www.northeastmedals.co.uk
North West Frontier Map Rootsweb
NWF Map Digital South Asia Maps
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
Imperial Frontier: Tribe & State in Waziristan by Dr Hugh Beattie
Routledge 2001
ISBN-10: 0700713093
ISBN-13: 978-0700713097
