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Zakha Khel Expedition 1908

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Alternative spelling '''Zakka Khel'''<br>
'''Also known as the Bazar Valley Campaign 1908'''
 
Also the subsequent '''Mohmand Expedition'''.
 
== Zakha Khel Field Force 1908 ==
'''First Brigade'''<br>
==British Library holdings==
*''The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Expeditions. Compiled and edited by C. V. Miles ... Being a detailed account of the field operations against these tribes and containing both the official and press version of the expeditions, also giving a list of casualties, and recommendations for rewards, &c.'' UIN: BLL01002491516*(Parliamentary Papers) ''East India (North-West Frontier) : Papers regarding I. Orakzais: request of certain clans to be taken under British administration. II. Zakka Khel Afridis: operations. III. Mohmands: operations / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty''. 1908. UIN: BLL01013022216
: Note, it is possible the text for Part II may be the same as that available online below
*[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazar_Valley_Campaign Bazar Valley Campaign 1908] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/north-west-frontier-1908-new-detailed-book Details] of the book ''North West Frontier 1908:The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Campaigns'' by Peter Duckers , published by Spink (Medal Dealers) 2006. Contains detailed listings of Honours and Awards to both British and Indian units, detailed Casualty lists etc. Available through some Medal dealers, eg Dixons Medals.
==== Historical Books books online ====
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.173295/page/n1 ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 2 Supplement A, Operations against the Zakka Khel Afridis''] Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908 Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
**[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.173295/page/n29 Page 26] contains a list of killed and wounded.
:This supplement is also available as a [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1908-operations-against-the-zakka-khel-afridis-vol-2-supplement-a-s-pdf/ pdf download], Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset, (if the catalogue entry does not have a download, look under 'Books').== Recommended Reading ==*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28168/supplement/6053 "Despatch on the recent operations on the Mohmand border, in the Khyber, and the country of the Mohmands"] ''London Gazette Supplement'' August 14, 1908.*''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 1, supplement A: Operations against the Mohmands (including operations in the Khaiber, 1st-7th May'') available under the title [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.548603 ''Operations against the Mohmands''] 1908, Archive.org, Digital Library of India Collection. Unfortunately the file is somewhat unsatisfactory. There is no Contents page and many pages are duplicated. For Chapter 2, go to digital file page 21, and for Chapter 3, df p29. At least the following pages appear to be missing in addition to the Contents: (actual) p 34-35 and Appendix page i. The supplement ''Operations against the Mohmands'' is also available to [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1908-operations-against-the-mohmands-vol-1-supplement-a-s-pdf/ download as a pdf] from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]]. This edition possibly may be better quality than the DLI edition. If the catalogue entry does not have a download, look under 'Books'.*Mohmand Expedition. [https://archive.org/details/khakigownautobio0000bird/page/184 Page 185] ''Khaki and Gown : an Autobiography'' by Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood 1941. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.*[http://www.archive.org/stream/campaignsonnorth00nevi#page/n5/mode/2up ''Campaigns of on the North-West Frontier ''] by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-01912 Archive.org. Missing Map III at the back of the book.
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