Mahsud Waziri blockade

Mahsud Waziri blockade
Part of Instability on the North-West Frontier
Charles Egerton, commander of the British forces
Date 1 December 1900 – 10 March 1902 (1 year, 3 months, 1 week and 2 days) Location British India Result British victory
Belligerents
British India	Mahsud rebels
Commanders and leaders
Charles Egerton	unknown
Units involved
13 infantry battalions [1] 1st Sikh Infantry [2] 3rd Sikh Infantry [2] 4th Sikh Infantry [2] 2nd Punjab Infantry [2] 4th Punjab Infantry [2] 5th Punjab Infantry [2] 22nd Punjab Infantry [2] 1st Punjab Cavalry [2] [1] 3rd Punjab Cavalry [2] 5th Punjab Cavalry [2] [1] Sappers and Miners [2] 1 mountain battery [1] 2 pioneer battalions [1] North Waziristan militia [1] South Waziristan militia [1]	unknown
Casualties and losses
32 killed, 114 wounded [3]	126 killed, 250 wounded [3]

The Mahsud Waziri blockade ^[2] was a campaign against the Mahsud in British India. It began with a passive blockade on 1 December 1900. ^[4] The British forces were commanded by Major General Charles Egerton. ^[1] The "most intense" period of fighting began on 23 November 1901. ^[5] Mobile columns concentrated at Datta Khel, Jandola, Sarwakai and Wana raided Mahsud territory every several weeks, seizing livestock, taking Mahsud members captive and inflicting heavy casualties. ^[1] The Mahsud finally surrendered on 10 March 1902. ^[1]

References

1. Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. Trafford Publishing. p. 310. ISBN   978-1-4907-1446-2.
2. "The Project Gutenberg eBook of War Medals And Their History, by W. Augustus Steward". www.gutenberg.org. p. 259. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
3. Frontier And Overseas Expeditions From India Vol. 2. 1907. p.  445.
4. "India Medal (Operations In Mahsud Waziri Country) - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
5. Bosher, J. (April 2010). Imperial Vancouver Island - Who Was Who, 1850 - 1950. p. 664. ISBN   9781450059633.

External links

Official British account of the campaign