Bozdari Expedition

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Bozdari Expedition
Part of Punitive Expeditions
Date: 5-21 March 1857
Location: Bozdari Territory, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 30.691806°N 70.517304°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
East India Company Bozdari tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen N Chamberlain
Strength
Casualties

Campaign Actions

Battle of Khanbund Defile

Field Force

No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (4 field guns)
No 2 Punjab Light Field Battery (4 mountain guns)
No 3 Punjab Light Field Battery (4 mountain guns)
2nd & 3rd Punjab Cavalry (113 men)
Sapper & Miners (58 men)
1st Sikh Infantry (443 men)
3rd Sikh Infantry (445 men)
1st Punjab Infantry (471 men)
2nd Punjab Infantry (476 men)
4th Punjab Infantry (484 men)



External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions

A Year's Campaigning In India