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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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Revision as of 15:03, 22 May 2009
| Zaimukht Expedition | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| 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 (41 men)
85th Regiment (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
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
