Mahsud Expedition 1881: Difference between revisions

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Mahsud Expedition 1881
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date:	16 April-22 May 1881
Location:	Waziristan, NWF
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	32.283321°N 69.54989°E
Result:	Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians	Mahsud tribesmen
Commanders
Tank Column: Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy Bannu Column: Brig Gen J.J.H.Gordon
Strength

Casualties

Bannu Column
Brig Gen J J H Gordon CB

Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO

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+==Field Force==
+'''Bannu Column'''<br>''Brig Gen J J H Gordon CB''
+*No 1 Battery 8th Brigade [[Royal Artillery]]
+*No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (2 guns)
+*4th Batt [[The Rifle Brigade|Rifle Brigade]] (480 men)
+*[[18th Bengal Lancers|18th Bengal Cavalry]] (326 men)
+* No 6 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]] (480 men)
+*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab infantry]]
+*37th Dogras<br>
+*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]
+'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
+*No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]
+*1st Batt [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]
+*11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]])
+*[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]
+*2nd Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]
+*[[Khyber Rifles]]
 == External Links ==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Mi1cxrIbbwwC&pg=PA147&vq=1881&dq=Mahsud&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0 Google Books - Mahsud Expedition]