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|date=29 January-End of February 1891 | |date=29 January-End of February 1891 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranzai_Valley Miranzai Valley, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranzai_Valley Miranzai Valley, NWF] | ||
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== Miranzai Field Force == | == Miranzai Field Force == | ||
| − | '''First Column'''<br>''Col A.McC.Bruce'' | + | '''First Column'''<br>''Col A.McC.Bruce'' |
| + | *Three Troops [[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *[[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery]] | ||
| + | *Half Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]] | ||
| + | *[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Second Column'''<br>''Lieut Col A.H.Turner'' | + | '''Second Column'''<br>''Lieut Col A.H.Turner'' |
| + | *[[Peshawar Mountain Battery|No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery]] | ||
| + | *Half Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Third Column'''<br>''Lieut Col C.C.Brownlow'' | + | '''Third Column'''<br>''Lieut Col C.C.Brownlow'' |
| + | *[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] | ||
| + | *Four Companies [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | ||
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| + | ==British Library holdings== | ||
| + | *''Operations against the Orakzai tribe on the Miranzai frontier under the command of Brigadier-General Sir W.S.A. Lockhart, K.C.B., C.S.I., in 1891'' compiled from official sources (under the orders of the Quarter-Master General in India) by A.H. Mason. 1891 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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== 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 | ||
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| + | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Miranzai Valley Expedition 1891, 1st]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:15, 20 August 2011
| Miranzai Valley Expedition January 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 29 January-End of February 1891 | |
| Location: | Miranzai Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.670634°N 71.201565°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir William Lockhart | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Miranzai Field Force
First Column
Col A.McC.Bruce
- Three Troops 5th Punjab Cavalry
- No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
- Half Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 4th Punjab Infantry
- 23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 29th Bengal Infantry
Second Column
Lieut Col A.H.Turner
- No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery
- Half Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 5th Punjab Infantry
Third Column
Lieut Col C.C.Brownlow
- 3rd Sikh Infantry
- Four Companies 23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
British Library holdings
- Operations against the Orakzai tribe on the Miranzai frontier under the command of Brigadier-General Sir W.S.A. Lockhart, K.C.B., C.S.I., in 1891 compiled from official sources (under the orders of the Quarter-Master General in India) by A.H. Mason. 1891
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
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
