Mohmand blockade
Anglo-Pashtun conflict in World War I
title: "Mohmand blockade" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-history-of-british-india", "military-history-of-khyber-pakhtunkhwa", "battles-of-world-war-i-involving-british-india", "mohmand-campaigns", "uprisings-during-world-war-i"] description: "Anglo-Pashtun conflict in World War I" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohmand_blockade" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Anglo-Pashtun conflict in World War I ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| conflict | Mohmand blockade |
| partof | the First World War |
| image | Police post built in the corner of Subhan Khwar Camp on the road between Fort Shabkadar and Michni.jpg |
| image_size | 300 |
| caption | Police post built in the corner of Subhan Khwar Camp, as part of the Mohmand blockade, on the road between Fort Shabkadar and Michni |
| date | September 1916 – July 1917 |
| place | North-West Frontier Province |
| result | Anglo–Indian victory |
| combatant2 | Mohmands |
| :: |
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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. 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.
Footnotes
Bibliography
References
- Mackenzie, F A. "The Defence of India".
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