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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] | ||
|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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== Tochi Field Force == | == Tochi Field Force == | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032986/ ''Lt-Col Charles Egerton CB DSO ADC''] | '''First Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032986/ ''Lt-Col Charles Egerton CB DSO ADC''] | ||
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (1 squadron) | |||
*No 3 (Peshawar) Mountain Battery | |||
*No 2 Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] | |||
*2nd Batt [[93rd Regiment of Foot|Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders]] | |||
*[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] | |||
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*[[33rd Punjab Regiment of Infantry|33rd Bengal Infantry]]<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026898/ ''Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB''] | '''Second Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101026898/ ''Brig Gen W.P.Symons CB''] | ||
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (1 squadron) | |||
*No 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery (4 guns) | |||
*3rd Batt [[The Rifle Brigade]] | |||
*[[6th Regiment of Jat Light Infantry|6th Jat Light Infantry]] | |||
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Bengal Infantry]] | |||
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|14th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | |||
One British & three Native Field Hospitals | One British & three Native Field Hospitals | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1849-1858 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com | |||
[http://www. | ===Historical books online=== | ||
Also see [[ North West Frontier Campaigns#Historical books online| North West Frontier Campaigns-Historical books online]] | |||
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26889/page/4989 "Field Operations - Tochi"]. ''The London Gazette'' Tuesday September 7, 1897 | |||
*[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 | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 25 July 2014
| 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
Also see North West Frontier Campaigns-Historical books online
- "Field Operations - Tochi". The London Gazette Tuesday September 7, 1897
- "The Tochi Valley Expedition 1897", page 113 The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1897 (1898) Archive.org