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See also [[List of Battles & Actions in British India 1600-1900]]
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'''SAMANA''' (Aug-Sept 1897) was not part of a war, but a battle that took place during the Tirah Expedition.
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=North West Frontier Punitive Expeditions
|date=August-September 1897
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samana_Range Samana Range, Kohat District, NWF]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.54444,70.939227&z=13&t=h&hl=en 33.54444°N 70.939227°E]
|result= Forts relieved
|territory=
|combatant1=British Army
|combatant2=Afridi and Orakzai tribesmen
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lockhart_(Indian_Army_officer) Lt Gen Sir William Lockhart]<br>Maj Gen Yeatman-Biggs CB
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign Wikipedia - Tirah Campaign]
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/samana.htm The British Empire - Samana 1897]
[[Image:FortGulistan.jpg|thumb|Fort Gulistan location]]
[[Category:Battles]]
