Mahsud Expedition 1881
| Mahsud Expedition 1881 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 16 April-22 May 1881 | |
| Location: | Waziristan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.283321°N 69.54989°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Mahsud tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Tank Column: Brig Gen T.G.Kennedy Bannu Column: Brig Gen J.J.H.Gordon |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Bannu Column
Brig Gen J J H Gordon CB
- No 1 Battery 8th Brigade Royal Artillery
- No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (2 guns)
- 4th Batt Rifle Brigade (480 men)
- 18th Bengal Cavalry (326 men)
- No 6 Company Sappers and Miners (480 men)
- 5th Punjab infantry
- 37th Dogras
- Guides Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
- No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles)
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 2nd Batt 5th Gurkhas
- Khyber Rifles
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Mahsud Expedition
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