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*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (131 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (131 men)
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Multani Cavalry]] (100 men)
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Multani Cavalry]] (100 men)
*1st Company Sappers & Miners (60 men)
*1st Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] (60 men)
*Guides Infantry (407 men)
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] (407 men)
*4th Sikh Infantry (427 men)
*[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry]] (427 men)
*1st Punjab Infantry (397 men)
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] (397 men)
*2nd Punjab Infantry (684 men)
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] (684 men)
*3rd Punjab Infantry (373 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] (373 men)
*4th Punjab Infantry (387 men)
*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (387 men)
*6th Punjab Infantry (400 men)
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (400 men)
*14th Punjab Infantry (disbanded) (207 men)
*14th Punjab Infantry (disbanded) (207 men)
*24th Punjab Infantry (Pioneers) (418 men)
*[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|24th Punjab Infantry (Pioneers)]] (418 men)
*Hazara Gurkha Battalion (464 men)
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|Hazara Gurkha Battalion]] (464 men)
*6th Police Battalion (394 men)
*6th Police Battalion (394 men)
*1,600 Levies
*1,600 Levies

Revision as of 14:19, 5 May 2009

Mahsud Expedition 1860
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: April-June 1860
Location: Waziristan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 32.283321°N 69.54989°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain
Strength
about 6,750
Casualties

Campaign Actions

Battle of Palosin 23 April
Battle of Burrurah Pass 4 May
Battle of Kaniguram 5 May
Battle of Mukeen 11 May
Battle of Palloreew June

Field Force

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - 1860 Mahsud Expedition
ODNB - Brig Gen Chamberlain

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