Miranzai Valley Expedition April 1891
| Miranzai Valley Expedition April 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 5-23 April 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 Sym, 5th Gurkhas
- No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
Second Column
Col Turner, 2nd Punjab Infantry
Third Column
Col C.C.Brownlow, 1st Punjab Infantry
- No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery
- 6th Punjab Infantry
- 19th Punjab Infantry
- 29th Bengal Infantry
Cavalry Brigade
Col Biscoe, 19th Bengal Lancers
Additional Forces
- 5th Company Sappers & Miners
- Three Native Field Hospitals
British Library holdings
- Operations against the Orakzai tribe on the Miranzai frontier under the command of Brigadier-General Sir W.S.A. Lockhart, K.C.B., C.S.I., in 1891 compiled from official sources (under the orders of the Quarter-Master General in India) by A.H. Mason. 1891
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
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