Mohmand Expedition 1897
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| Mohmand Expedition | |
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| August -October 1897 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Mohmand Agency, NWF | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company | Mohmand tribesmen |
| Result: Submission of tribesmen | |
| Medals: India Medal Clasp: Punjab Frontier 1897-98 | |
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| Category: Mohmand Expedition 1897 | |
Summary
The Hadda Mullah stirred up jihad amongst the Mohmand tribes which resulted in an attack on the fort at Shabkadar. This was beaten off but further unrest resulted in the formation of an expeditionary force under General Elles. A series of punitive opérations including the Battle of Bedmanai Pass led to the eventual submission of the tribes.
Mohmand Field Force
Commanded by Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO
- 1st Batt Somerset Light Infantry
- 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
- 20th Punjabis
- 2nd Batt 1st Gurkhas
- Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
- Three Sections No 31 Native Field Hospital
- One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital
Second Brigade
Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO
- 2nd Batt Oxfordshire Light Infantry
- Six Companies 37th Dogras
- 9th Gurkhas
- Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
- Three Sections No 44 Native Field Hospital
Divisional Troops
- 13th Bengal Lancers
- No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
- No 5 Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 28th Bombay Infantry
- One Detachment of Jodhpur Lancers
- 1st Patiala Infantry
- Three Maxims
- Half Section No 63 Native Field Hospital
- One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Mohmand Expedition 1897 www.archive.org
Historical Books on-line
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe www.archive.org
- The Indian Frontier War being an account of the Mohmund and Tirah expeditions, 1897 by Lionel James 1898 Archive.org
- Sketches on service during the Indian frontier campaigns of 1897 by Major E.A.P. Hobday. Containing fifty-seven full page engravings from original drawings, and fourteen photographic portraits of the commanding officers and their staffs. 1898 Archive.org