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| − | + | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Operations in Waziristan]] | |
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| + | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]] | ||
| + | |date=November 1936 - December 1937 | ||
| + | |location= [[Waziristan]], NWF | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.542357,70.326721&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.542357°N 70.326721°E] | ||
| + | |result= Submission of tribesmen | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
| + | |combatant2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazir_(tribe) Waziri tribesmen] | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coleridge_(Indian_Army_officer) Gen Sir John Coleridge] | ||
| + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fakir_of_Ipi Fakir of Ipi] | ||
| + | |strength1=Up to 60,000 regular and irregular troops | ||
| + | |strength2= 4,000 tribesmen | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waziristan_campaign_(1936–1939) Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984'' | [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984'' | ||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Waziristan, Operations in]] | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Waziristan, Operations in]] | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 23 January 2011
| Operations in Waziristan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | November 1936 - December 1937 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.542357°N 70.326721°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Waziri tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Gen Sir John Coleridge | Fakir of Ipi | |
| Strength | ||
| Up to 60,000 regular and irregular troops | 4,000 tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
External links
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939) Wikipedia
Waziristan 1937-1939 (9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984
