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'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | ||
*1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt<br>(see [[50th Regiment of Foot]]) | *1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt<br>(see [[50th Regiment of Foot]]) | ||
| − | *16th Bengal Infantry | + | *16th Bengal Infantry<br>(see [[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]]) |
| − | *20th Punjab Infantry | + | *20th Punjab Infantry<br>(see [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]]) |
| − | *31st Punjab Infantry<br> | + | *31st Punjab Infantry<br>(see [[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry]])<br> |
| − | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB'' | + | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB'' |
| + | *1st Batt East Kent Regt | ||
| + | *21st Punjab Infantry<br>(see [[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry]])<br> | ||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)<br>10th Field Battery Royal Artillery<br>No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery<br>No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners<br>2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry<br>3rd Bombay Light Infantry<br>2.5 British Field Hospitals<br>4 Native Field Hospitals<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br>10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)<br>10th Field Battery Royal Artillery<br>No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery<br>No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners<br>2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry<br>3rd Bombay Light Infantry<br>2.5 British Field Hospitals<br>4 Native Field Hospitals<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 6 April 2009
| Buner Field Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 2-19 January 1898 | |
| Location: | Buner, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.622739°N 72.671880°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Bunerwals | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Bindon Blood | ||
| Strength | ||
| 8,800 troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 0 killed 1 wounded |
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Buner Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
- 1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt
(see 50th Regiment of Foot) - 16th Bengal Infantry
(see 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) - 20th Punjab Infantry
(see 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) - 31st Punjab Infantry
(see 31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry)
Second Brigade
Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB
- 1st Batt East Kent Regt
- 21st Punjab Infantry
(see 21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry)
Divisional Troops
10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
10th Field Battery Royal Artillery
No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery
No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners
No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners
2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry
3rd Bombay Light Infantry
2.5 British Field Hospitals
4 Native Field Hospitals
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
New York Times article
