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[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Bizoti Orakzai Expedition | [[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Bizoti Orakzai Expedition 1868-69]] | ||
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|partof=|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | |partof=|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | ||
|date= | |date=March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai_Agency Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|result= Submission of tribes | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai Orakzai tribesmen] | |combatant2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orakzai Orakzai tribesmen] | ||
|commander1=Lt Col C P Keyes | |commander1=Maj L.B.Jones<br>Lt Col C.P.Keyes CB | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=1868 sortie: 11 killed & 44 wounded<br>1869 sortie: 3 killed & 33 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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== Field Force 1868 == | |||
''Maj L.B.Jones''<br>No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)<br>3rd Punjab Cavalry (80 men)<br>3rd Punjab Infantry (280 men)<br>6th Punjab Infantry (200 men) | |||
== Field Force 1868 == | |||
''Lt Col C.P.Keyes''<br>No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)<br>1st Punjab Infantry<br>4th Punjab Infantry | |||
Revision as of 12:28, 3 January 2009
| Bizoti Orakzai Expedition | ||
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| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | |
| Location: | Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.783333°N 70.983331°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj L.B.Jones Lt Col C.P.Keyes CB |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 1868 sortie: 11 killed & 44 wounded 1869 sortie: 3 killed & 33 wounded |
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Field Force 1868
Maj L.B.Jones
No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)
3rd Punjab Cavalry (80 men)
3rd Punjab Infantry (280 men)
6th Punjab Infantry (200 men)
Field Force 1868
Lt Col C.P.Keyes
No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)
1st Punjab Infantry
4th Punjab Infantry