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[[Category: | [[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Buner Field Expedition 1897]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof= | |partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | ||
|date=2- | |date=2-19 January 1898 | ||
|location= Buner, NWF | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buner_Valley Buner, NWF] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.622739,72.671883&z=8&t=h&hl=en 34.622739°N 72.671880°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.622739,72.671883&z=8&t=h&hl=en 34.622739°N 72.671880°E] | ||
|result= | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Bunerwals | |combatant2=Bunerwals | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101031930/ Brig Gen Sir Bindon Blood] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101031930/ Brig Gen Sir Bindon Blood] | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Buner Field Force== | |||
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG''<br>1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt<br>16th Bengal Infantry<br>20th Punjab Infantry<br>31st Punjab Infantry<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB''<br>1st Batt East Kent Regt<br>21st Punjab Infantry<br> | |||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)<br>10th Field Battery Royal Artillery<br>No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery<br>No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners<br>2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry<br>3rd Bombay Light Infantry<br>2.5 British Field Hospitals<br>4 Native Field Hospitals<br> | |||
== External Links == | == 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://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C07E5D81039E433A2575AC0A9679C94699ED7CF&oref=slogin New York Times article] | [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://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C07E5D81039E433A2575AC0A9679C94699ED7CF&oref=slogin New York Times article] | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 7 January 2009
| Buner Field Expedition | ||
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| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | 2-19 January 1898 | |
| Location: | Buner, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.622739°N 72.671880°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Bunerwals | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Bindon Blood | ||
| Strength | ||
| 8,800 troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 0 killed 1 wounded |
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Buner Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG
1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt
16th Bengal Infantry
20th Punjab Infantry
31st Punjab Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB
1st Batt East Kent Regt
21st Punjab Infantry
Divisional Troops
10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)
10th Field Battery Royal Artillery
No7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery
No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners
No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners
2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry
3rd Bombay Light Infantry
2.5 British Field Hospitals
4 Native Field Hospitals
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
New York Times article