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Zakha Khel Expedition 1908

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|partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]
|date=February 1908
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Agency Khyber Agency, NWF]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.00271,71.178358&z=11&t=h&hl=en approx 34.00271°N 71.178358°E]
|result= Submission of tribes
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afridi_(Pashtun) Zakha Khel Afridi tribesmen]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Willcocks Maj-Gen Sir James Willcocks KCMG CB DSO]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
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'''Also known as the Bazar valley Campaign 1908'''
== Zakha Khel Field Force 1908 ==
'''First Brigade'''<br>
''Brig-Gen C A Anderson''
*1st Btn [[6th Regiment of Foot|Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|53rd Sikhs]]
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|59th Scinde Rifles]]
*2nd Btn [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br>
'''Second Brigade'''<br>
''Maj-Gen A A Barrett''
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|1st Btn Seaforth Highlanders]]
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Punjabis]]
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th Sikhs]]
*[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|54th Sikhs]]<br>
'''Third Brigade (Reserve)'''<br>
''Maj-Gen Watkis''
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Btn Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|55th Coke's Rifles]]
*1st Btn [[42nd Gurkha Rifles|6th Gurk]]has
*23rd [[Peshawar Mountain Battery]]<br>
'''Divisional Troops'''
*Two Squadrons[[ 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse)|37th Lancers]]
*No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
*22nd [[Dejarat Mountain Battery]]
*Nos 6 & 9 Coys [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]]
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Sikh Pioneers]]
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjabis]]

== External Links ==
[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<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazar_Valley_Campaign Bazar Valley Campaign 1908] Wikipedia

== Recommended Reading ==
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0

[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|Zakha Khel Expedition 908]]

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