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| + | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] | ||
| + | |date=25 August-7 October 1855 | ||
| + | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Orakzai Agency, NWF] | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.61429,70.88409&z=10&t=h&hl=en approx 33.61429°N 70.88409°E] | ||
| + | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
| + | |combatant2=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UQUtQzPtC6wC&pg=PA185&vq=Rabia&dq=Rabia+Khel&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0 Rabia Khel Orakzai tribesmen] | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032352/ Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain] | ||
| + | |commander2= | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | The '''Orakzai Expedition''' of 1855. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Field Force == | ||
| + | Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns) | ||
| + | *No 3 Punjab Field Battery (5 guns) | ||
| + | *[[4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *A number of Tribal Levies | ||
| + | |||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai Orakzai tribesmen] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Orakzai Expedition 1855]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:48, 24 April 2014
| Orakzai Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 25 August-7 October 1855 | |
| Location: | Orakzai Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 33.61429°N 70.88409°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Rabia Khel Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Orakzai Expedition of 1855.
Field Force
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns)
- No 3 Punjab Field Battery (5 guns)
- 4th Punjab Cavalry
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 3rd Punjab Infantry
- A number of Tribal Levies
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Orakzai tribesmen
Recommended Reading
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0
