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== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
*Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (two 9 pounder guns) | *Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (two 9 pounder guns) | ||
*22nd Foot | *[[22nd Regiment of Foot]] | ||
*1 Squadron 7th Irregular Cavalry | *1 Squadron 7th Irregular Cavalry | ||
*Corps of Guides<br>(see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]) | *Corps of Guides<br>(see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]) | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 4 April 2009
| Bori Valley Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 29 November 1853-24 february 1854 | |
| Location: | Bori Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 30.332996°N 69.000003°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Adam Khel Afridi tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col S B Boileau | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,740 troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 8 killed 29 wounded |
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Field Force
- Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (two 9 pounder guns)
- 22nd Regiment of Foot
- 1 Squadron 7th Irregular Cavalry
- Corps of Guides
(see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force) - Sappers & Miners
- 20th Native Infantry
(see 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) - 66th Gurkhas
(see 1st Gurkha Rifles)
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Afridis 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica
NWF Expeditions antiquesatoz.com