Mohmand Expedition 1863-64
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| Mohmand Expedition 1863-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | December 1863-January 1864 | |
| Location: | Mohmand Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 34.510425°N 71.35459°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Mohmand tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col A.F.Macdonell CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,800 | ||
| Casualties | ||
One Casualty
Lieutenant St. George Meadows Bishop - 6th Bengal Cavalry - killed in action at Shabkadar - 5th December 1863.
Aged 22. Son of General George Bishop (Bengal Infantry). Born in Darjeeling.
Buried at Peshawar - "Erected by his brother officers to the memory of Lieut. St. George M. Bishop 6th Bengal Cavalry, killed in action at Shabkadar in an engagement with the hill tribes December 5th 1863, aged 22 years."
Extract from Stephen Lewis Website
Mohmand Field Force
D Battery 5th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
7th Hussars (140 men)
3rd Batt Rifle Brigade
Detachments of 2nd Bengal Cavalry
Detachments of 6th Bengal Cavalry
Detachments of 2nd Gurkha Regiment
Detachments of 4th Sikh Cavalry
