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==Buner Field Force== | ==Buner Field Force== | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen W.H.Meiklejohn CB CMG'' | ||
*1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt | *[[50th Regiment of Foot|1st Batt Royal West Kent Regt]] | ||
* | *[[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Infantry]] | ||
* | *[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
* | *[[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|31st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB'' | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB'' | ||
* | *[[3rd Regiment of Foot|1st Batt East Kent Regt]] | ||
* | *[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|21st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br> | ||
* | *[[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|10th Bengal Lancers (1 Squadron)]] | ||
*10th Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | *10th Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*No7 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | *No7 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery | *No 8 Bengal Mountain Battery | ||
*No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners | *[[Bengal Sappers and Miners|No 4 Coy Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | ||
*No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners | *No 5 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners | ||
* | *[[74th Regiment of Foot|2nd Batt Highland Light Infantry]] | ||
*3rd Bombay Light Infantry | *3rd Bombay Light Infantry | ||
*2.5 British Field Hospitals | *2.5 British Field Hospitals | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 30 April 2009
| Buner Field Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| 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
Second Brigade
Brig Gen P.D.Jeffreys CB
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