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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]]
|date= February-November 1850
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohat_Pass Kohat Pass],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohat_District Kohat], NWF
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.627214,71.459821&z=14&t=h&hl=en 33.627214°N 71.459821°E]
|result= Submission of tribes
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afridi_(Pashtun) Afridi tribesmen]
|commander1=[[Colin Campbell|Brig Gen Sir Colin Campbell]]
|commander2=
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The '''Kohat Pass Expedition''' of 1850.
== Field Force ==
2nd Troop 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery (elephant transport)
*Two 5.5 inch mortars
*Two Companies [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]]
*Two Companies [[61st Regiment of Foot|61st Foot]]
*Two Companies [[98th Regiment of Foot|98th Foot]]
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry]]
*[[15th Irregular Cavalry]]
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]]
*[[23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|23rd Native Infantry]]
*[[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|31st Native Infantry]]
*1,600 tribal levies
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=axgYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA221&dq=Kohat+1850&as_brr=3 Google Books - Kohat Expedition]
[[Image:Kohat-Pass.jpg|thumb|Kohat-Pass 1909]]
[[Category:Battles|Kohat, Battle of]]
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Kohat Pass Expedition 1850]]
