JAMRUD  , a fort and

cantonment in India, just beyond the border of Peshawar district, North-West Frontier Province, situated at the mouth of the Khyber Pass, 1o2 m . W. of Peshawar city, with which it is connected by a branch railway . It was occupied by Hari Singh, Ranjit Singh's commander in 1836,; but in April 1837 Dost Mahommed sent a body of Afghans to Popular Ballads and Songs from Tradition, Manuscript and attack it . The Sikhs gained a doubtful victory, with the loss of their general . During the military operations of 1878—79 70 M . S.W. of Milwaukee and 90 M . N.W. of Chicago . Pop . Jamrud became a place of considerable importance as the frontier outpost on British territory towards Afghanistan, and it was also the base of operations for a portion of the Tirah campaign in 1897—1898 . It is the headquarters of the Khyber Rifles, and the collecting station for the Khyber tolls . Pop . (19o1), 1848 .