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The '''Marri Expedition''' of 1880 | The '''Marri Expedition''' of 1880 | ||
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| + | Also known as the Expedition against the '''Murrees''' | ||
== Marri Field Force == | == Marri Field Force == | ||
Revision as of 02:19, 25 September 2015
| Marri Expedition | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 17 October-6 November 1880 | |
| Location: | Kohlu District, Baluchistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.300004°N 68.901592°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribe | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Marri tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen C.M.MacGregor | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Marri Expedition of 1880
Also known as the Expedition against the Murrees
Marri Field Force
- 9th Royal Artillery
- 2nd Batt 60th Rifles
- 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- 2nd Sikh Infantry
- 4th Gurkha Regiment
- 5th Gurkha Regiment
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
