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| Bizoti Orakzai Expedition | ||
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| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| Date: | March 1868 & 25 February-4 April 1869 | |
| Location: | Bizoti, Orakzai Agency, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.783333°N 70.983331°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj L.B.Jones Lt Col C.P.Keyes CB |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 1868 sortie: 11 killed & 44 wounded 1869 sortie: 3 killed & 33 wounded |
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Field Force 1868
Maj L.B.Jones
No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 guns)
3rd Punjab Cavalry (80 men)
3rd Punjab Infantry (280 men)
6th Punjab Infantry (200 men)
Field Force 1868
Lt Col C.P.Keyes
No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (2 mountain guns)
1st Punjab Infantry
4th Punjab Infantry
