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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] | ||
|date=December 1878 | |date=December 1878 | ||
|location=Kohat Border, NWF | |location=Kohat Border, NWF | ||
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|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2= Zaimukht Pashtun tribesmen | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adam_Tytler Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adam_Tytler Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB] | ||
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==Field Force== | ==Field Force== | ||
I-8th Royal Artillery (4 guns) | *I-8th [[Royal Artillery]] (4 guns) | ||
*No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery (2 guns) | |||
*2nd Batt [[8th Regiment of Foot]] (41 men) | |||
*[[85th Regiment of Foot]] (733 men) | |||
*[[Skinner's Horse|1st Bengal Cavalry]] (57 men) | |||
*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Bengal Lancers]] (155 men) | |||
*[[18th Bengal Lancers|18th Bengal Cavalry]] (55 men) | |||
*8th Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] (57 men) | |||
*[[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Native Infantry]] (323 men) | |||
*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (557 men) | |||
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]] (399 men) | |||
*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Punjab Infantry]] (568 men) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Zaimukht Expedition 1878]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:55, 28 May 2014
| Zaimukht Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | December 1878 | |
| Location: | Kohat Border, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 33.564085°N 70.502222°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Zaimukht Pashtun tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen J.A.Tytler VC CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| about 3,065 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 4 officers & men | ||
The Zaimukht Expedition of 1878.
Field Force
- I-8th Royal Artillery (4 guns)
- No 1 Kohat Mountain Battery (2 guns)
- 2nd Batt 8th Regiment of Foot (41 men)
- 85th Regiment of Foot (733 men)
- 1st Bengal Cavalry (57 men)
- 13th Bengal Lancers (155 men)
- 18th Bengal Cavalry (55 men)
- 8th Company Sappers & Miners (57 men)
- 13th Native Infantry (323 men)
- 4th Punjab Infantry (557 men)
- 20th Punjab Infantry (399 men)
- 29th Punjab Infantry (568 men)
External Links
- North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
- NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
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