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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]] | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]] | ||
|date=1st phase; January-October 1890<br>November 1890-January 1891 | |date=1st phase; January-October 1890<br>November 1890-January 1891 | ||
|location= Zhob Valley, NWF | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhob_District Zhob Valley], NWF | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.342392,69.445212&z=14&t=h&hl=en 31.342392°N 69.445212°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.342392,69.445212&z=14&t=h&hl=en 31.342392°N 69.445212°E] | ||
|result= Submission of tribes | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
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*2nd Batt [[51st Regiment of Foot|King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]] | *2nd Batt [[51st Regiment of Foot|King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]] | ||
*No 1 Coy [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]] | *No 1 Coy [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]] | ||
*2nd Baluch Batt [[ | *2nd Baluch Batt [[129th Baluchis|29th Bombay Infantry]] | ||
*3rd Baluch Batt [[ | *3rd Baluch Batt [[130th Baluchis|30th Bombay Infantry]] | ||
*Two Sections British Field Hospital | *Two Sections British Field Hospital | ||
*Five Sections Native Field Hospital | *Five Sections Native Field Hospital | ||
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*One troop [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] | *One troop [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
*One squadron [[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] | *One squadron [[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
*No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (4 guns) | *[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery]] (4 guns) | ||
*Four Coys [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] | *Four Coys [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] | ||
*Four Coys [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | *Four Coys [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 21 August 2010
| Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 1st phase; January-October 1890 November 1890-January 1891 | |
| Location: | Zhob Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.342392°N 69.445212°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Pakhtun tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Robert Sandeman Maj Gen Sir George White VC |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Thanishpa 1890
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 1
- Two squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
- No 7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 2nd Batt King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- No 1 Coy Bombay Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Baluch Batt 29th Bombay Infantry
- 3rd Baluch Batt 30th Bombay Infantry
- Two Sections British Field Hospital
- Five Sections Native Field Hospital
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 2
- One troop 1st Punjab Cavalry
- One squadron 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (4 guns)
- Four Coys 1st Sikh Infantry
- Four Coys 2nd Sikh Infantry
- Four Coys 2nd Punjab Infantry
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Sir Robert Sandeman & the Zhob Valley
ODNB - Sir George White
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