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2 unusual facts about Tirah Campaign


Tirah Campaign

Suddenly, however, the tribesmen rose, captured all the posts in the Khyber held by their own countrymen, and attacked the forts on the Samana Range near the city of Peshawar.

The frontier post of Kohat was selected as the base of the campaign, and it was decided to advance along a single line.


Chamkanni

During the Tirah Campaign (1897–98) of the British Raj, the bands of rebellious Chamkannis were also attacked.

Pratap Singh of Idar

He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1887, served under General Ellis in 1897 and served in the Tirah Campaign in 1898 under General William Lockhart, during which he was wounded.


see also

René Bull

In 1898 he covered the Tirah Campaign in India and went on to Sudan for the campaign culminating in the Battle of Omdurman.