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Charles Allen in 'Soldier Sahibs' quotes a Pukhtun proverb
"First comes one Englishman, as a traveler or for shikar;
then come two and make a map;
then comes an army and takes the country.
Therefore it is better to kill the first Englishman"
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Tales from Frontier
"First comes one Englishman, as a traveler or for shikar;
then come two and make a map;
then comes an army and takes the country.
Therefore it is better to kill the first Englishman"
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Tales from Frontier
In 2001 from the bookshelf of my General Officer Commanding (GOC) arrived a book, The Frontier Scouts
I was then stationed at Thal, gateway to Waziristan
Told by Charles Chenevix Trench in his signature anecdotal style this colorful tale was to take me to some fascinating places
I was then stationed at Thal, gateway to Waziristan
Told by Charles Chenevix Trench in his signature anecdotal style this colorful tale was to take me to some fascinating places
Scouts were established marksmen skilled in fieldcraft, guarding a territory they knew like no other
A Pathan force that fought against Pathans yet after retirement returned back to live among them with honour & pride
Game-plan where ‘poachers were effectively turned gamekeepers’
A Pathan force that fought against Pathans yet after retirement returned back to live among them with honour & pride
Game-plan where ‘poachers were effectively turned gamekeepers’
On a calm September night of 1904 at Sarwekai post of South Waziristan Scouts a shot rang out
Political Agent Captain J.B. Bowring, who for the sake of cool air slept on the roof, was shot and laid dead in his blood soaked sheets
A Mehsud sepoy decided to try his luck on poaching
Political Agent Captain J.B. Bowring, who for the sake of cool air slept on the roof, was shot and laid dead in his blood soaked sheets
A Mehsud sepoy decided to try his luck on poaching
In summer of 2002, I was to scout this territory as part of Regimental Patrol
Leaving the green cantonment of Razmak we headed to the fort of Jandola, a prominent Scouts Fort on the main route linking Dera Ismail Khan and Wana
We then took the road leading to Sarwekai
Leaving the green cantonment of Razmak we headed to the fort of Jandola, a prominent Scouts Fort on the main route linking Dera Ismail Khan and Wana
We then took the road leading to Sarwekai
Sarwekai in South Waziristan ...
where Capt Bowring was shot and Sepoy Kabul Khan was executed, at the hands of his own brother
All details amicably sorted out in the typical 'Pukhtunwali' style
where Capt Bowring was shot and Sepoy Kabul Khan was executed, at the hands of his own brother
All details amicably sorted out in the typical 'Pukhtunwali' style
from the military journal this leaf, dear reader, dates back to 2001/02
our story tonight, from MANI JUNCTION https://www.meemainseen.com/2016/03/sarwekai/
our story tonight, from MANI JUNCTION https://www.meemainseen.com/2016/03/sarwekai/
