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Mohmand blockade

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Mohmand blockade
Part of the First World War

Police post built in the corner of Subhan Khwar Camp, as part of the Mohmand blockade, on the road between Fort Shabkadar and Michni
DateSeptember 1916 – July 1917
Location
Result Anglo–Indian victory
Belligerents
Mohmands

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

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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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Macro 2019, p. 81.
  2. ^ Mackenzie, F A. "The Defence of India". Retrieved 2009-09-09.

Bibliography

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  • Macro, Paul (February 19, 2019). Action at Badama Post: The Third Afghan War, 1919. Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-760-1.