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 Police post built in the corner of Subhan Khwar Camp, as part of the Mohmand blockade, on the road between Fort Shabkadar and Michni | |||||||
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The Mohmand blockade (1916–1917) was a line of blockhouses and barbed wire defences, along the Mohmand border on the North West Frontier by the Indian Army.
Background
In 1915 the Mohmands declared a holy war or jihad against the British.[1] The blockade began after a number of Mohmand raids into Peshawar, they sent large numbers of lashkars (In Mughal and Urdu culture the word is used to describe a "swarm like formation in any army") at British positions. The most important engagement occurred on 15 November 1916, at Hafiz Kor, when a Mohmand force was defeated. The blockade was eventually lifted in July 1917 when the Mohmands submitted.[2][1]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b Macro 2019, p. 81.
- ^ Mackenzie, F A. "The Defence of India". Retrieved 2009-09-09.
Bibliography
- Macro, Paul (February 19, 2019). Action at Badama Post: The Third Afghan War, 1919. Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-760-1.
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