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Waziri Expedition 1852

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Create page. Add Battle Info Box and external links. Field Force
[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Waziri Expedition 1852]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]]
|date=20-22 December 1852
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Waziristan Waziristan, NWF]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.077865,70.672004&z=13&t=h&hl=en approx 33.077865°N 70.672004°E]
|result= Submission of tribesmen
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarzai Umarzai] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazir_(tribe) Waziri] tribesmen
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(general) Maj John Nicholson]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}

==Field Force==
'''1st Column'''<br>2nd Punjab Infantry<br>

'''2nd Column'''<br>Two Companies1st Punjab Infantry (140 men)<br>2nd Punjab Infantry (350 men)<br>

'''3rd Column'''<br>2nd Punjab Cavalry (40 men)<br>Mounted Police (50 men)<br>6th Punjab Police Battalion (400 men)

== 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=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA51&dq=Mohmands+1852&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=0qrHSPCuG5TEzAT898GhCw&sig=ACfU3U3lHFlm_unKKUBIBU2hL6YCg4uyug#PPA51,M1 Google Books - Record of Action]

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