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|partof=|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns | |partof=|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] | ||
|date=March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | |date=March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF] | ||
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The '''Bizoti Orakzai Expedition''' of 1868-69. | |||
== Field Force 1868 == | == Field Force 1868 == | ||
''Maj L.B.Jones''<br>No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)<br>3rd Punjab Cavalry (80 men)<br>3rd Punjab Infantry (280 men) | ''Maj L.B.Jones''<br> | ||
No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)<br> | |||
[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (80 men)<br> | |||
[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] (280 men)<br> | |||
[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (200 men)<br> | |||
== Field Force | == Field Force 1869 == | ||
''Lt Col C.P.Keyes''<br>No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)<br>1st Punjab Infantry<br>4th Punjab Infantry | ''Lt Col C.P.Keyes''<br> | ||
No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)<br> | |||
[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]]<br> | |||
[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]]<br> | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Bizoti Orakzai Expedition 1868-69]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:28, 24 April 2014
| Bizoti Orakzai Expedition | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | |
| Location: | Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.783333°N 70.983331°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj L.B.Jones Lt Col C.P.Keyes CB |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 1868 sortie: 11 killed & 44 wounded 1869 sortie: 3 killed & 33 wounded |
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The Bizoti Orakzai Expedition of 1868-69.
Field Force 1868
Maj L.B.Jones
No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)
3rd Punjab Cavalry (80 men)
3rd Punjab Infantry (280 men)
6th Punjab Infantry (200 men)
Field Force 1869
Lt Col C.P.Keyes
No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)
1st Punjab Infantry
4th Punjab Infantry