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|date=28 June 1897-January 1898 | |date=28 June 1897-January 1898 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochi_Valley Tochi Valley],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan North Waziristan], NWF | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochi_Valley Tochi Valley],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan North Waziristan], NWF | ||
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[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com | [http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/riflebrigadechr02owngoog#page/n130/mode/2up "The Tochi Valley Expedition 1897"], page 113 ''The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1897'' (1898) Archive.org | ||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Tochi Valley Expedition 1897-98]] | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Tochi Valley Expedition 1897-98]] | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 5 October 2011
| Tochi Valley Expedition 1897-98 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 28 June 1897-January 1898 | |
| Location: | Tochi Valley,North Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 32.990382°N 70.069668°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| Tochi Field Force | Madda Khel tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Corrie-Bird | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Cause of Expedition
Battle of Maizar 1897 10 June
Tochi Field Force
First Brigade
Lt-Col Charles Egerton CB DSO ADC
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (1 squadron)
- No 3 (Peshawar) Mountain Battery
- No 2 Coy Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Batt Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
- 1st Sikh Infantry
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 33rd Bengal Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (1 squadron)
- No 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery (4 guns)
- 3rd Batt The Rifle Brigade
- 6th Jat Light Infantry
- 14th Bengal Infantry
- 14th Bengal Infantry
One British & three Native Field Hospitals
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Historical books online
- "The Tochi Valley Expedition 1897", page 113 The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1897 (1898) Archive.org
