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== Miranzai Field Force == | == Miranzai Field Force == | ||
| − | '''First Column'''<br>''Col Sym, 5th Gurkhas'' | + | '''First Column'''<br>''Col Sym, 5th Gurkhas'' |
| + | *No 3 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]] | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Second Column'''<br>''Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry'' | + | '''Second Column'''<br>''Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry'' |
| + | *No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns) | ||
| + | *3rd Sikhs<br>15th Sikh<br> | ||
| − | '''Third Column'''<br>''Col C.C.Brownlow, 1st Punjab Infantry'' | + | '''Third Column'''<br>''Col C.C.Brownlow, 1st Punjab Infantry'' |
| + | *No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery | ||
| + | *6th Punjab Infantry | ||
| + | *[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>''Col Biscoe, 19th Bengal Lancers'' | + | '''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>''Col Biscoe, 19th Bengal Lancers'' |
| + | *5th Punjab Cavalry | ||
| + | *19th Bengal Lancers<br> | ||
| − | '''Additional Forces''' | + | '''Additional Forces''' |
| + | *5th Company Sappers & Miners | ||
| + | *Three Native Field Hospitals<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 9 May 2009
| Miranzai Valley Expedition April 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 5-23 April 1891 | |
| Location: | Miranzai Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.670634°N 71.201565°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir William Lockhart | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Miranzai Field Force
First Column
Col Sym, 5th Gurkhas
- No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
Second Column
Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry
- No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- 3rd Sikhs
15th Sikh
Third Column
Col C.C.Brownlow, 1st Punjab Infantry
- No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery
- 6th Punjab Infantry
- 19th Punjab Infantry
- 29th Bengal Infantry
Cavalry Brigade
Col Biscoe, 19th Bengal Lancers
- 5th Punjab Cavalry
- 19th Bengal Lancers
Additional Forces
- 5th Company Sappers & Miners
- Three Native Field Hospitals
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
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
