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'''Second Column'''<br>''Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry'' | '''Second Column'''<br>''Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry'' | ||
*No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns) | *No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns) | ||
*3rd Sikhs | *[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]] | ||
*[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Sikhs]]<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 | *No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery | ||
*6th Punjab Infantry | *[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
*[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Punjab Infantry]] | *[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Punjab Infantry]] | ||
*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | *[[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 | *[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Cavalry]] | ||
*19th Bengal Lancers<br> | *[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)|19th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | ||
'''Additional Forces''' | '''Additional Forces''' | ||
*5th Company Sappers & | *5th Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miner]]s | ||
*Three Native Field Hospitals<br> | *Three Native Field Hospitals<br> | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 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 Sikhs
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
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