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|date=December 1863-January 1864 | |date=December 1863-January 1864 | ||
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/440/mode/2up Mohmand Expedition 1863-64] www.archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/440/mode/2up Mohmand Expedition 1863-64] www.archive.org | ||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/418/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe] www.archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/418/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe] www.archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofriflebr00cope#page/461/mode/1up "Expedition against the Mohmunds: 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade at Shubkudder"], page 461 ''The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) formerly the 95th'' by Sir William H. Cope 1877 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Mohmand Expedition 1863-64]] | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Mohmand Expedition 1863-64]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:26, 7 September 2012
| Mohmand Expedition 1863-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | December 1863-January 1864 | |
| Location: | Mohmand Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 34.510425°N 71.35459°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Mohmand tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col A.F.Macdonell CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,800 | ||
| Casualties | ||
One Casualty
Lieutenant St. George Meadows Bishop - 6th Bengal Cavalry - killed in action at Shabkadar - 5th December 1863.
Aged 22. Son of General George Bishop (Bengal Infantry). Born in Darjeeling.
Buried at Peshawar - "Erected by his brother officers to the memory of Lieut. St. George M. Bishop 6th Bengal Cavalry, killed in action at Shabkadar in an engagement with the hill tribes December 5th 1863, aged 22 years."
Extract from Stephen Lewis Website
Mohmand Field Force
- D Battery 5th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery
- 7th Hussars (140 men)
- 3rd Batt Rifle Brigade
- Detachment of 2nd Bengal Cavalry
- Detachment of 6th Bengal Cavalry
- Detachment of 2nd Gurkha Regiment
- Detachment of 4th Sikh Infantry
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Mohmand Expedition 1863-64 www.archive.org
Historical Books on-line
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe www.archive.org
- "Expedition against the Mohmunds: 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade at Shubkudder", page 461 The History of the Rifle Brigade (the Prince Consort's Own) formerly the 95th by Sir William H. Cope 1877 Archive.org