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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]] | |||
|date=25 August-7 October 1855 | |||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Orakzai Agency, NWF] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.61429,70.88409&z=10&t=h&hl=en approx 33.61429°N 70.88409°E] | |||
|result= Submission of tribes | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UQUtQzPtC6wC&pg=PA185&vq=Rabia&dq=Rabia+Khel&as_brr=3&source=gbs_search_s&cad=0 Rabia Khel Orakzai tribesmen] | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032352/ Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain] | |||
|commander2= | |||
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The '''Orakzai Expedition''' of 1855. | |||
== Field Force == | |||
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns) | |||
*No 3 Punjab Field Battery (5 guns) | |||
*[[4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Cavalry]] | |||
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] | |||
*A number of Tribal Levies | |||
== 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai Orakzai tribesmen] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
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 | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Orakzai Expedition 1855]] | |||
Revision as of 10:20, 21 May 2009
| Orakzai Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 25 August-7 October 1855 | |
| Location: | Orakzai Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 33.61429°N 70.88409°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Rabia Khel Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Orakzai Expedition of 1855.
Field Force
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (4 guns)
- No 3 Punjab Field Battery (5 guns)
- 4th Punjab Cavalry
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 3rd Punjab Infantry
- A number of Tribal Levies
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Orakzai tribesmen
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