Battle of Chakdara

Battle of Chakdara
	Part of Siege of Malakand
	; The Signal tower overlooking Chakdara fort in 1897
Date	26 July – 2 August 1897 (1 week)
Location	Chakdara, British India
Result	British Victory
Belligerents
British Empire United Kingdom; British Raj;	Pashtun tribes Yusufzai; Mohmand; Utmankhel; Swati; Bunerwal;
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Haldane Rattray (WIA); Lt. Wheatley; Cpt. Wright; Cpt. Baker	Faqīr Saidullah
Units involved
45th Bengal Lancers; 45th Rattray's Sikhs; Pashtun Levies	Tribesmen
Strength
240 men; - one 9-pounder field gun; - two Maxim guns	1,500 (on 26 July); 12,000–14,000 (by 31 July)
Casualties and losses
1 wounded; 6 killed, 11 wounded	2,000+ killed

The Battle of Chakdara was a battle and siege of a British military fort by rebel Pashtun tribesmen during the Siege of Malakand in colonial British India's North West Frontier Province in 1897. Due to the defensive nature of the battle, the event draws parallels with the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War.