Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856

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Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856
Part of Punitive Expeditions
Date: 21 October-End December 1856
Location: Miranzai Valley, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 33.670634°N 71.201565°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Turi tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Neville Chamberlain
Strength
Casualties

Field Force

Detachment Peshawar Mountain Train Battery
Detachment 1st Punjab Cavalry
Four Companies of 66th Gurkha Regt
2nd Punjab Infantry
5th Punjab Infantry
Khotah Levies

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