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 Raj
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire British Raj;	Mahsud rebels
Commanders and leaders
Charles Egerton	unknown
Units involved
13 infantry battalions 1st Sikh Infantry; 3rd Sikh Infantry; 4th Sikh Infantry; 2nd Punjab Infantry; 4th Punjab Infantry; 5th Punjab Infantry; 22nd Punjab Infantry; ; 1st Punjab Cavalry; 3rd Punjab Cavalry; 5th Punjab Cavalry; Sappers and Miners; 1 mountain battery; 2 pioneer battalions; North Waziristan militia; South Waziristan militia;	unknown
Casualties and losses
32 killed, 114 wounded	126 killed, 250 wounded

The Mahsud Waziri blockade^[2] was a British campaign against the Mahsud in the British Raj. 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 lifestock, taking Mahsud members captive and inflicting heavy casualties.^[1] The Mahsud finally surrendered on 10 March 1902.^[1]

References

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

External links

Official British account of the campaign

[:1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Alikuzai, Hamid Wahed (2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. Trafford Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-4907-1446-2.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "The Project Gutenberg eBook of War Medals And Their History, by W. Augustus Steward". www.gutenberg.org. p. 259. Retrieved 2019-12-08.

[:2-3] Frontier And Overseas Expeditions From India Vol. 2. 1907. pp. 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.

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