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== Mohmand Field Force == | == Mohmand Field Force == | ||
''Commanded by Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB''<br> | |||
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO'' | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO'' | ||
*1st Batt [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]] | *1st Batt [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]] | ||
*1st Batt [[11th Regiment of Foot|Devonshire Regt]] | *1st Batt [[11th Regiment of Foot|Devonshire Regt]] | ||
* [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjabis]] | * [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjabis]] | ||
*2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]] | ||
*Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital | |||
*Three Sections No 31 Native Field Hospital | |||
*One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO'' | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO'' | ||
*2nd Batt [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Oxfordshire Light Infantry]] | *2nd Batt [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Oxfordshire Light Infantry]] | ||
*Six Companies [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]] | *Six Companies [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]] | ||
*[[9th Gurkha Rifles|9th Gurkhas]]<br> | *[[9th Gurkha Rifles|9th Gurkhas]] | ||
*Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital | |||
*Three Sections No 44 Native Field Hospital<br> | |||
'''Divisional Troops''' | '''Divisional Troops''' | ||
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*1st Patiala Infantry | *1st Patiala Infantry | ||
*Three Maxims | *Three Maxims | ||
* | *Half Section No 63 Native Field Hospital | ||
*One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 19:12, 4 December 2009
| Mohmand Expedition 1897 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908A | ||
| Date: | August & September 1897 | |
| Location: | Mohmand Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 34.510425°N 71.35459°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribesmen | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Mohmand tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 8,500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 12 killed 96 wounded |
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Campaign Actions
Mohmand Field Force
Commanded by Brig Gen E.R.Elles CB
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO
- 1st Batt Somerset Light Infantry
- 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
- 20th Punjabis
- 2nd Batt 1st Gurkhas
- Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
- Three Sections No 31 Native Field Hospital
- One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital
Second Brigade
Brig Gen C.R.MacGregor DSO
- 2nd Batt Oxfordshire Light Infantry
- Six Companies 37th Dogras
- 9th Gurkhas
- Two Sections No 5 British Field Hospital
- Three Sections No 44 Native Field Hospital
Divisional Troops
- 13th Bengal Lancers
- No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
- No 5 Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- Bengal 28th Bombay Infantry
- One Detachment of Jodhpur Lancers
- 1st Patiala Infantry
- Three Maxims
- Half Section No 63 Native Field Hospital
- One Section No 45 Native Field Hospital
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Record of Action Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India - Mohmand Tribe www.archive.org