Jowaki Expedition

Jowaki Expedition

Illustration for The Illustrated London News
Date30 August 1877 – 30 January 1878
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire Jowaki Afridi tribesmen
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Gen. Charles Patton Keyes
Brig. Gen. Campbell Claye Grrant Ross
Malik Aziz Ullah Khan elder brother of Babri(Mohammad Shah). The War of Jowaki settlement was signed by Malik Aziz Ullah Khan.
Units involved
Punjab Irregular Force None
Strength
7,400 Unknown
Casualties and losses
11 killed
51 wounded
Unknown

The Jowaki Expedition was a British punitive expedition in India, occurring between 1877 and 1878. It started when the British government in India proposed to reduce the payment of the Jowaki Afridi tribe in the Northwest Frontier. The Jowaki were paid to guard in the Kohat Pass and in retaliation for a reduction in payment they raided British territory. The expedition ended in January 1878 when tensions died down.