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== Marri Field Force == | == Marri Field Force == | ||
9th Royal Artillery | *9th [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*2nd Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]] | |||
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == 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 | 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 | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 6 May 2009
| Marri Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 17 October-6 November 1880 | |
| Location: | Kohlu District, Baluchistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.300004°N 68.901592°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribe | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Marri tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen C.M.MacGregor | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Marri Field Force
- 9th Royal Artillery
- 2nd Batt 60th Rifles
- 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- 2nd Sikh Infantry
- 4th Gurkha Regiment
- 5th Gurkha Regiment
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