Waziri Expedition 1859

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Waziri Expedition 1859
Part of Punitive Expeditions
Date: 15 December 1859- 14 January 1860
Location: Kurram Agency, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 33.542357°N 70.326721°E
Result: Submission of tribesmen
Combatants
British & Indians Kabul Khel Waziri tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain
Strength
5,372 incl levies
Casualties

See also Battle of Maidani

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Google Books - 1859 Expedition

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