The Ambela campaign (also spelt Umbeyla, Umbeylah, and Ambeyla) of 1863 was a campaign led by British Indian army against the remnants of Mujahidin movement of Syed Ahmad Barelvi, who were based at Malka at Buner and whom the British colonial authorities described as 'Hindustani fanatics'. They were supported by Pashtun tribes, notably Yousafzais, under Saidu Baba of Swat.
The Ambela campaign (also spelt Umbeyla, Umbeylah, and Ambeyla) of 1863 was a campaign led by British Indian army against the remnants of Mujahidin movement of Syed Ahmad Barelvi, who were based at Malka at Buner and whom the British colonial authorities described as 'Hindustani fanatics'. They were supported by Pashtun tribes, notably Yousafzais, under Saidu Baba of Swat.
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