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[[Category: | [[Category:Battles|Marri Expedition]] | ||
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|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | |||
|date=17 October-6 November 1880 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohlu_District Kohlu District], Baluchistan | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.300004,68.901592&z=11&t=h&hl=en 29.300004°N 68.901592°E] | |||
|result= Submission of tribe | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marri Marri tribes] | |||
|commander1=Brig Gen C.M.MacGregor | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== Marri Field Force == | |||
9th Royal Artillery<br>2nd Batt 60th Rifles<br>3rd Punjab Cavalry<br>2nd Sikh Infantry<br>4th Gurkha Regiment<br>5th Gurkha Regiment | |||
== 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 | |||
[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Marri Expedition]] | |||
Revision as of 15:39, 2 December 2008
| Marri Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| 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