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Mahsud Expedition 1894-95
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| Mahsud Expedition 1894-95 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 18 December 1894-21 January 1895 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.283321°N 69.54989°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mahsud tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Wana 3 November 1894
Battle of Mukeen 1894 22 December 1894
Field Force
Wana Column
Brig Gen A.H.Turner
- 2nd Batt Border Regiment
- 3rd Sikhs
- 1st Batt 1st Gurkhas
- 1st Batt 4th Gurkhas
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (One Squadron less 35)
- 3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (4 guns)
Jandola Column
Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB
Bannu Column
Lt-Col Charles Egerton DSO, 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- 3rd Punjab Cavalry (300 men)
- No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery
- 1st Sikhs
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 6th Punjab Infantry
Garrison left at Wana
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (35 men)
- 3rd Peshawar Mountain Battery
- 20th Punjab Infantry
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - General Lockhart
Google Books - Mahsud Waziris
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