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| − | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns | + | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] |
|date=30 August 1877-30 January 1878 | |date=30 August 1877-30 January 1878 | ||
| − | |location=Kohat | + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohat_Pass Kohat Pass], NWF |
| − | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | + | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] |
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.63215,71.703293&z=11&t=h&hl=en 33.632151°N 71.703288°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.63215,71.703293&z=11&t=h&hl=en 33.632151°N 71.703288°E] | ||
|result= Submission of tribes | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
| − | |combatant1=Punjab Frontier Force | + | |combatant1=[[Punjab Frontier Force]] |
|combatant2=Jowaki Afridi tribesmen | |combatant2=Jowaki Afridi tribesmen | ||
|commander1=Brig Gen C.P.Keyes<br>Brig Gen Ross | |commander1=Brig Gen C.P.Keyes<br>Brig Gen Ross | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1= 1500 |
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | The '''Jowaki Expedition''' of 1877-78. | ||
== Jowakis == | == Jowakis == | ||
| − | "The Jowaki Afridis are a clan of the Adam Khel, who inhabit the country lying between the Kohat Pass and the river Indus.<br>(4) Expedition against the Jowaki Afridis under Colonel Mocatta in 1877. In that year the government proposed to reduce the Jowaki allowance for guarding the Kohat Pass, and the tribesmen resented this by cutting the telegraph wire and raiding into British territory. A force of 1500 troops penetrated their country in three columns, and did considerable damage by way of punishment." | + | "The Jowaki Afridis are a clan of the Adam Khel, who inhabit the country lying between the Kohat Pass and the river Indus.<br>(4) Expedition against the Jowaki Afridis under Colonel Mocatta in 1877. In that year the government proposed to reduce the Jowaki allowance for guarding the Kohat Pass, and the tribesmen resented this by cutting the telegraph wire and raiding into British territory. A force of 1500 troops penetrated their country in three columns, and did considerable damage by way of punishment." |
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==Punjab Frontier Force== | ==Punjab Frontier Force== | ||
| − | + | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | |
FIRST SORTIE 1877<br> | FIRST SORTIE 1877<br> | ||
'''''Col D.Mocatta, 3rd Sikh Infantry'''''<br> | '''''Col D.Mocatta, 3rd Sikh Infantry'''''<br> | ||
| − | '''Western Column''' | + | '''Western Column''' |
| + | *No1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]] (45 men) | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (103 men) | ||
| + | *[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] (278 men) | ||
| + | *[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry]] (245 men)<br> | ||
| − | '''Southern Column''' | + | '''Southern Column''' |
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]] (104 men) | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (220 men) | ||
| + | *[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (297 men)<br> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Column''' | + | '''Eastern Column''' |
| + | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] (201 men)<br> | ||
SECOND SORTIE 1877-78 | SECOND SORTIE 1877-78 | ||
'''Kohat Column'''<br>''Brig Gen C.P.Keyes CB'' | '''Kohat Column'''<br>''Brig Gen C.P.Keyes CB'' | ||
| − | *No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery | + | *No1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] |
| − | *No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery | + | *[[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery]] |
*[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]] (50 men) | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]] (50 men) | ||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Corps of Guides]] (380 men) | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Corps of Guides]] (380 men) | ||
*[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (225 men) | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (225 men) | ||
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] (225 men) | *[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] (225 men) | ||
| − | *4th Punjab Infantry (350 men) | + | *[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Infantry]] (350 men) |
| − | *6th Punjab Infantry (300 men)<br> | + | *[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (300 men)<br> |
'''Peshawar Column'''<br>''Brig Gen C.C.G.Ross CB''<br> | '''Peshawar Column'''<br>''Brig Gen C.C.G.Ross CB''<br> | ||
| − | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Col J.Doran CB'' | + | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Col J.Doran CB'' |
| − | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Col H.J.Buchanan'' | + | *I-C [[Royal Horse Artillery]] (3 guns) |
| + | *[[51st Regiment of Foot|51st Foot]] | ||
| + | *Two Companies [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *[[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjab Native Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|27th Punjab Native Infantry]]<br> | ||
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| + | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Col H.J.Buchanan'' | ||
| + | *I-C [[Royal Horse Artillery]] (3 guns) | ||
| + | *13-9th [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *[[9th Regiment of Foot|9th Foot]] | ||
| + | *4th Batt [[The Rifle Brigade|Rifle Brigade]] | ||
| + | *[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]]<br> | ||
JOINED AT PAIAH<br> | JOINED AT PAIAH<br> | ||
| − | ''Col P.F.Gardiner, 5th Gurkhas'' | + | ''Col P.F.Gardiner, 5th Gurkhas'' |
| + | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns) | ||
| + | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] (250 men) | ||
| + | *[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]] (280 men) | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/121/mode/1up John Doran (1824-1903)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/235/mode/1up Charles Patton Keyes (1823-96)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/363/mode/1up Campbell Claye Grant Ross (1844-92)]<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia - <br> |
| + | [http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Jowaki Expedition 1877-78]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:48, 28 May 2014
| Jowaki Expedition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 30 August 1877-30 January 1878 | |
| Location: | Kohat Pass, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.632151°N 71.703288°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| Punjab Frontier Force | Jowaki Afridi tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen C.P.Keyes Brig Gen Ross |
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| Strength | ||
| 1500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Jowaki Expedition of 1877-78.
Jowakis
"The Jowaki Afridis are a clan of the Adam Khel, who inhabit the country lying between the Kohat Pass and the river Indus.
(4) Expedition against the Jowaki Afridis under Colonel Mocatta in 1877. In that year the government proposed to reduce the Jowaki allowance for guarding the Kohat Pass, and the tribesmen resented this by cutting the telegraph wire and raiding into British territory. A force of 1500 troops penetrated their country in three columns, and did considerable damage by way of punishment."
Punjab Frontier Force
FIRST SORTIE 1877
Col D.Mocatta, 3rd Sikh Infantry
Western Column
- No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (45 men)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (103 men)
- 3rd Sikh Infantry (278 men)
- 4th Sikh Infantry (245 men)
Southern Column
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (104 men)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (220 men)
- 6th Punjab Infantry (297 men)
Eastern Column
- Guides Infantry (201 men)
SECOND SORTIE 1877-78
Kohat Column
Brig Gen C.P.Keyes CB
- No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (50 men)
- Corps of Guides (380 men)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (225 men)
- 3rd Sikh Infantry (225 men)
- 4th Punjab Infantry (350 men)
- 6th Punjab Infantry (300 men)
Peshawar Column
Brig Gen C.C.G.Ross CB
First Brigade
Col J.Doran CB
- I-C Royal Horse Artillery (3 guns)
- 51st Foot
- Two Companies Sappers & Miners
- 22nd Punjab Native Infantry
- 27th Punjab Native Infantry
Second Brigade
Col H.J.Buchanan
- I-C Royal Horse Artillery (3 guns)
- 13-9th Royal Artillery
- 9th Foot
- 4th Batt Rifle Brigade
- 14th Native Infantry
- 20th Punjab Native Infantry
JOINED AT PAIAH
Col P.F.Gardiner, 5th Gurkhas
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (2 guns)
- 5th Punjab Infantry (250 men)
- 5th Gurkha Regiment (280 men)
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
John Doran (1824-1903)
Charles Patton Keyes (1823-96)
Campbell Claye Grant Ross (1844-92)
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia -
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
