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Operations in the Tochi

Index Operations in the Tochi

The Operations in the Tochi (28 November 1914–27 March 1915) were carried out by Indian Army during World War I on the North West Frontier. [1]

16 relations: Bannu Brigade, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Eustace Jotham, Gambila River, India Gate, Indian Army during World War I, Indus River, Khost, Kurram River, Militia, Miramshah, North Waziristan, North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010), Nullah, Tochi Valley, Victoria Cross.

Bannu Brigade

The Bannu Brigade was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India.

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations military service members who died in the two World Wars.

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Eustace Jotham

Eustace Jotham VC (28 November 1883 – 7 January 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Gambila River

The Gambila River (Pashto and دریائے گمبیلا), also called the Tochi River, is located in Khost Province, Afghanistan, and North Waziristan and Bannu District, northwestern Pakistan.

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India Gate

The India Gate (originally called the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, India, formerly called Kingsway.

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Indian Army during World War I

The Indian Army during World War I contributed a large number of divisions and independent brigades to the European, Mediterranean and the Middle East theatres of war in World War I. Over one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom 62,000 died and another 67,000 were wounded.

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Indus River

The Indus River (also called the Sindhū) is one of the longest rivers in Asia.

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Khost

Khost (خوست) is a city in eastern Afghanistan, and the largest city of Loya Paktia.

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Kurram River

Kurram River (د کورمې سيند) is located in Paktia and Khost provinces of Afghanistan and Kurram Agency, North Waziristan Agency and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai).

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Miramshah

Mīrāmshāh (Pashto/ميرامشا) or Mīrānshāh (ميران‌شاه) is a town and administrative headquarters of North Waziristan, Pakistan.

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North Waziristan

North Waziristan (Urdu:شمالی وزیرستان) is a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering.

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North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was a province of British India and subsequently of Pakistan.

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Nullah

A nullah or nulla (نلہ or "nallah" in Punjabi) is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley.

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Tochi Valley

The Tochi Valley, also known as Dawar (from Middle Iranic dātbar, meaning "Justice-giver".Bosworth, Clifford Edmund. 2002. The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: Brill. Zamindawar. p.439. The geographical name Zamindawar would also reflect this, from Middle-Persian Zamin-i dātbar meaning "Land of the Justice-giver").

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_in_the_Tochi

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