North-West Frontier campaigns
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The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North-West Frontier campaigns canonical | 9 |
| North-West Frontier operations | 3 |
| Waziristan campaign | 2 |
| Anglo-Afghan frontier conflicts | 1 |
| Malakand Field Force operations | 1 |
| North West Frontier operations | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
colonial war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| aim |
control of tribal borderlands
ⓘ
pacification of Pashtun tribal areas ⓘ securing the North-West Frontier of British India ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan tribal forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan tribal groups
British Indian Army ⓘ Pashtun tribes ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ punitive expeditions ⓘ |
| conflictType |
frontier warfare
ⓘ
small wars ⓘ |
| endTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of frontier warfare doctrines
ⓘ
militarization of the frontier region ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Army regiments
Frontier Corps ⓘ Gurkha units ⓘ
surface form:
Gurkha regiments
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (historical region)
ⓘ
surface form:
Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
surface form:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
|
| location |
North-West Frontier region
ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier
Pashtunistan ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun tribal areas
borderlands between British India and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| notableArea |
Khyber Pass
ⓘ
Malakand Division ⓘ
surface form:
Malakand
Tirah ⓘ North Waziristan Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Waziristan
|
| notableCommander |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick Roberts
Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Herbert Kitchener
Horatio Herbert Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Horatio Kitchener
|
| opponent | fiercely independent Pashtun tribes ⓘ |
| partOf |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British rule in India
history of British India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afghan conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan Wars
Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 ⓘ North-West Frontier campaigns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Waziristan campaign
|
| result |
continued British control of the North-West Frontier
ⓘ
persistent tribal resistance ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Edwardian era
ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
Great Game
ⓘ
defence of British India against perceived Russian expansion ⓘ |
| terrain |
narrow passes
ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Indian Army ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reginald Dyer
North-West Frontier campaigns
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relatedTo
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North-West Frontier campaigns
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Waziristan campaign
this entity surface form:
North West Frontier operations
subject surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form:
North-West Frontier operations
subject surface form:
Claude Auchinleck
this entity surface form:
Waziristan campaign
this entity surface form:
Malakand Field Force operations
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Afghan frontier conflicts
this entity surface form:
North-West Frontier operations
subject surface form:
Charles Townshend
this entity surface form:
North-West Frontier operations