Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91
Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91 | ||
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Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
Date: | 1st phase; January-October 1890 November 1890-January 1891 | |
Location: | Zhob Valley, NWF | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 31.342392°N 69.445212°E | |
Result: | Submission of tribes | |
Combatants | ||
British & Indians | Pakhtun tribesmen | |
Commanders | ||
Maj Gen Sir George White VC | ||
Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 1
Two squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
No 7 Mountain Battery Royal Artilllery
2nd Batt King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
No 1 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners
2nd Baluch Batt 29th Bombay Infantry
3rd Baluch Batt 30th Bombay Infantry
Two Sections British Field Hospital
Five Sections Native Field Hospital
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 2
One troop 1st Punjab Cavalry
One squadron 3rd Punjab Cavalry
No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (4 guns)
Four Coys 1st Sikh Infantry
Four Coys 2nd Sikh Infantry
Four Coys 2nd Punjab Infantry
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