Hunza-Naga Campaign

Hunza-Naga Campaign

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Hunza-Naga Campaign
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casus= British acquisition of tribal territory


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date=1891
place=Hunza-Naga
result=British Victory
combatant1=Various Pathan tribes|combatant2=flagicon|Great Britain British Raj
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The Hunza-Naga Campaign was fought by troops of the British Raj against rebellious tribesmen in the Hunza and Nagar areas of Gilgit (now part of the Northern Areas of Pakistan).

Cause

Towards the end of the 19th century just as imperial troops began consolidating territory in tribal areas - these tribes began to acquire rifles and ammunition [ [http://www.king-emperor.com/article5-armstrade.htm The Arms trade on North West Frontier of India 1890-1914] ] . The British suspected Russian involvement "with the Rulers of the petty States on the northern boundary of Kashmir;" [ [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16528/16528-h/16528-h.htm#534 Forty-one years in India - From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief, Lord Roberts of Kandahar - The Hunza-Naga Campaign] ]

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