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*4th Batt [[The Rifle Brigade|Rifle Brigade]] (480 men) | *4th Batt [[The Rifle Brigade|Rifle Brigade]] (480 men) | ||
*[[18th Bengal Lancers|18th Bengal Cavalry]] (326 men) | *[[18th Bengal Lancers|18th Bengal Cavalry]] (326 men) | ||
* No 6 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]] ( | * No 6 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]] (124 men) | ||
*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab infantry]] | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab infantry]] (596 men) | ||
* | *[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]] (503 men) | ||
*[[ | *[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]] (461 men) | ||
*[[21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|21st Punjab Native Infantry]] (610 men) | |||
*[[30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|30th Punjab Native Infantry]] (426 men) | |||
''' | '''Tank Column'''<br>''Brig Gen T G Kennedy CB'' | ||
*No | *No 2 (Derajat) Mountain Battery (3 guns) | ||
* | *No 3 (Peshawar) Mountain Battery | ||
* | *No 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery (3 guns) | ||
*[[ | *[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]] (100 men) | ||
* | *[[4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Cavalry]] (190 men) | ||
*[[ | *8th Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]] (70 men) | ||
*1st Sikh Infantry (465 men) | |||
*[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry]] (466 men) | |||
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] (423 men) | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] (460 men) | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] (461 men) | |||
*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (464 men) | |||
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (475 men) | |||
*[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|24th Punjab Infantry (Pioneers)]] (378 men) | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 5 May 2009
| Mahsud Expedition 1881 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 16 April-22 May 1881 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.283321°N 69.54989°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mahsud tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Tank Column: Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy Bannu Column: Brig Gen J.J.H.Gordon |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Bannu Column
Brig Gen J J H Gordon CB
- No 1 Battery 8th Brigade Royal Artillery
- No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (2 guns)
- 4th Batt Rifle Brigade (480 men)
- 18th Bengal Cavalry (326 men)
- No 6 Company Sappers and Miners (124 men)
- 5th Punjab infantry (596 men)
- 14th Native Infantry (503 men)
- 20th Punjab Native Infantry (461 men)
- 21st Punjab Native Infantry (610 men)
- 30th Punjab Native Infantry (426 men)
Tank Column
Brig Gen T G Kennedy CB
- No 2 (Derajat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- No 3 (Peshawar) Mountain Battery
- No 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (100 men)
- 4th Punjab Cavalry (190 men)
- 8th Company Sappers and Miners (70 men)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (465 men)
- 4th Sikh Infantry (466 men)
- 1st Punjab Infantry (423 men)
- 2nd Punjab Infantry (460 men)
- 3rd Punjab Infantry (461 men)
- 4th Punjab Infantry (464 men)
- 6th Punjab Infantry (475 men)
- 24th Punjab Infantry (Pioneers) (378 men)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Mahsud Expedition
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