Mohmand campaign of 1935

Second Mohmand campaign
Part of the Anglo-Afghan wars
DateAugust - October, 1935
Location
Peshawar border of the North West Frontier, modern day Pakistan
Result Afghan victory [2]
Belligerents
Mohmand
Kingdom of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan[1]
United Kingdom British Army
 India
Commanders and leaders
Haji of Turangzai
Kingdom of Afghanistan King Zahir Shah

United Kingdom Claude Auchinleck
United Kingdom Sir John Smyth, 1st Baronet
United KingdomGodfrey Meynell
United Kingdom Philip F. Fullard
United Kingdom Basil Embry
United Kingdom Alan Brown

United Kingdom Charles Hamilton Boucher
United KingdomHarold Alexander
Units involved
 Royal Afghan Army
Royal Afghan Air Force
Mohmand Tribesmen
Royal Air Force
Strength

Mohmand

Kingdom of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan:

  • 1,000 soldiers(Alleged)
United Kingdom30,000[4]

The Second Mohmand campaign of 1935 was a British military campaign against the Mohmand tribes in the Northwest Frontier area of British India, now Pakistan. [1]The campaign began in August 1935 where Tanks were used, their first operational use India, and with help from the Royal Air Force the revolt was suppressed and the Mohmands submitted in October 1935.[1]

  1. ^ a b c The Frontier Force Regiment. 1962.
  2. ^ Yorkshire VCs. ISBN 1781599025.
  3. ^ Mainstreaming the Tribal Areas (ex-FATA) of Pakistan Bordering Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects. Springer Nature. ISBN 9811917949.
  4. ^ Mainstreaming the Tribal Areas (ex-FATA) of Pakistan Bordering Afghanistan: Challenges and Prospects. Springer Nature. ISBN 9811917949.

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