Tirah campaign
1897–98 frontier campaign in British India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tirah campaign, often referred to in contemporary British accounts as the Tirah expedition, was an Indian frontier campaign from September 1897 to April 1898. Tirah is a mountainous tract of country in what was formerly known as Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Though wounded, Sergeant George Findlater continues to play the pipes while the Highlanders storm Dargai Heights. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Afridi Orakzai Chamkani | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
William Lockhart Pratap Singh | Gul Badshah | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
34,882[1] 20,000 camp followers | 40,000-50,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,150 British casualties[2] | Unknown casualties [3] |
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