Tirah Campaign

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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.

1897 — 1898  WikimediaWikidata
Tirah Expedition
Orakzai, Chamkani, Afridi, British Raj, war


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Photograph of the Tirah Field Force during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, ca.1897–98Photograph of the Tirah Field Force during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, ca.1897–98
Map of the operations of the Tirah Field Force of 1897–98 during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, mapped by John FawkesMap of the operations of the Tirah Field Force of 1897–98 during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, mapped by John Fawkes
Illustration of the mosque of the Mullah Said Akbar at Bagh Tirah, Tirah-campaign, 1898. Published by `The Graphic` in December 1897Illustration of the mosque of the Mullah Said Akbar at Bagh Tirah, Tirah-campaign, 1898. Published by 'The Graphic' in December 1897
Photograph of the pulpit and lamp from the mosque of Mullah Sayad Akbar in Bagh, Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, 1897Photograph of the pulpit and lamp from the mosque of Mullah Sayad Akbar in Bagh, Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, 1897
Captain David Reginald YoungerCaptain David Reginald Younger
Photograph of Afridi Pashtun prisoners during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, 1898Photograph of Afridi Pashtun prisoners during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India, 1898
Illustration of the withdrawal from Tseri Kandao on 14 November 1897 during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of IndiaIllustration of the withdrawal from Tseri Kandao on 14 November 1897 during the Tirah campaign in Tirah, North-West Frontier of India
Capture of Arhanga Passː Troops resting on the summit (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)Capture of Arhanga Passː Troops resting on the summit (Battles of the nineteenth century, 1901)
Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897Depiction of the Battle of Saragarhi of the Tirah Campaign, fought on 12 September 1897
Photograph with the caption `Native Sikhs of the 36th Sikhs. Tirah, 1897` (cropped)Photograph with the caption 'Native Sikhs of the 36th Sikhs. Tirah, 1897' (cropped)