Mohmand Expeditions (1851–1852)

Last updated
Mohmand Expeditions 1851–1852
Date1851–1852
Location
North-West Frontier Province, British India
Result British victory
Belligerents
Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg British Empire Mohmand Tribesmen
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Sir C. Campbell Unknown
Strength

First Expedition:

159

Second Expedition:

600		 Unknown
Casualties and losses

First Expedition:

4 killed, 5 wounded

Second Expedition:

2 killed, 8 injured		 Unknown

The Mohmand Expeditions were two British Indian military expeditions to the North-West Frontier Province. [1] [2] In the first British expedition against the Mohmand tribes, British forces were repulsed by tribal resistance and compelled to withdraw. A second, larger expedition was subsequently mounted, utimately defeating the Mohmand tribes.

References

  1. ↑ "Expeditions Against the Frontier Tribes of the Northwest Frontier Province". www.antiquesatoz.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Mohmand Expedition 1851-52 - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.