Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856
| Miranzai Valley Expedition 1856 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 4,876 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Contents
Field Force
- No 1 Punjab Light Field Battery (3 guns)
- No 3 Punjab Light Field Battery (6 guns)
- 4th Punjab Cavalry
- Detachment of Sappers & Miners
- Four Companies of 66th Gurkhas
- 1st Punjab Infantry
- 3rd Punjab Infantry
- Scinde Rifle Corps
Reinforcements
- Detachment Peshawar Mountain Train Battery
- Detachment 1st Punjab Cavalry
- Four Companies of 66th Gurkhas
- 2nd Punjab Infantry
- 5th Punjab Infantry
- Khotah Levies
External Links
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
