Orakzai Expedition 1855

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Orakzai Expedition 1855
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
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

Field Force

Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns)
No3 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