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*No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (3 guns)
*No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (3 guns)
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*No 3 Punjab Light Field Battery (3 guns)
*Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns)
*[[Peshawar Mountain Battery|Peshawar Mountain Train Battery]] (4 guns)
*Hazara Mountain Train Battery (3 guns)
*[[Hazara Mountain Battery|Hazara Mountain Train Battery]] (3 guns)
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (108 men)
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (108 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (131 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (131 men)

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Mahsud Expedition 1860
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: April-June 1860
Location: Waziristan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 32.283321°N 69.54989°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain
Strength
about 6,750
Casualties

Campaign Actions

Battle of Palosin 23 April
Battle of Burrurah Pass 4 May
Battle of Kaniguram 5 May
Battle of Mukeen 11 May
Battle of Palloreew June

Field Force

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - 1860 Mahsud Expedition
ODNB - Brig Gen Chamberlain

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