Miranzai Valley Expedition January 1891
| Miranzai Valley Expedition January 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 29 January-End of February 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 A.McC.Bruce
- Three Troops 5th Punjab Cavalry
- No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
- Half Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 4th Punjab Infantry
- 23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 29th Bengal Infantry
Second Column
Lieut Col A.H.Turner
- No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery
- Half Company Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 5th Punjab Infantry
Third Column
Lieut Col C.C.Brownlow
- 3rd Sikh Infantry
- Four Companies 23rd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
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