| Operations against the Mohmands, Bunerwals Yousafzai and Swat Yousafzai in 1915 | |||||||
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| Part of theFirst World War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mohmands, Bunerwals Yousafzai and Swat Yousafzai | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Frederick Campbell | |||||||
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| Mohmands, Bunerwal and Swat Yousafzai | |||||||
TheOperations against the Mohmands, Bunerwals Yousfuzai and Swat Yousafzai were carried out by theIndian Army. The first operation began at the start of 1915, with a raid by theMohmands near theShabkadr Fort inPeshawar. In April, operations continued against the Mohmands, when 2,000 men attacked the troops of the1st (Peshawar) Division and were defeated nearHafiz Kor.
The Operations against the Mohmands,Bunerwal Yousafzais andSwat Yousafzai) lasted from 17 August to 28 October. The three peoples inhabit the northern half of the Peshawar district. Fighting began with the defeat of about 3,500 Bunerwals nearRustam on the 17 August and ended with the rout of 3,000Bajauris near the village ofWuch north ofChakdara. Another six small engagements were fought; the most important was on 5 September at Hafiz Kor, when 10,000 men were defeated.[2][3] The Mohmands continued their raids which led to the construction of theMohmand blockade or fortified wall spanning the Mohmand border.