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Takht-I-Suliman Expedition
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| Takht-I-Suliman Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 15 November-8 December 1883 | |
| Location: | Takht-i-Sulaiman area Dera Ismail Khan District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.691806°N 70.517304°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Shirani tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Takht-I-Suliman Expedition of 1883.
Field Force
- No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (42 men)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (500 men)
- 4th Punjab Infantry (500 men)
- 5th Punjab Infantry (496 men)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
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