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Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91

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[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91]]
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|partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]]
|date=1st phase; January-October 1890<br>November 1890-January 1891
|location= Zhob Valley, NWF
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.342392,69.445212&z=14&t=h&hl=en 31.342392°N 69.445212°E]
|result= Submission of tribes
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Pakhtun tribesmen
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stuart_White Maj Gen Sir George White VC]
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== Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 1 ==
Two squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers<br>No 7 Mountain Battery Royal Artilllery<br>2nd Batt King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry<br>No 1 Coy Bombay Sappers & Miners<br>2nd Baluch Batt 29th Bombay Infantry<br>3rd Baluch Batt 30th Bombay Infantry<br>Two Sections British Field Hospital<br>Five Sections Native Field Hospital
== Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 2 ==
One troop 1st Punjab Cavalry<br>One squadron 3rd Punjab Cavalry<br>No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br>Four Coys 1st Sikh Infantry<br>Four Coys 2nd Sikh Infantry<br>Four Coys 2nd Punjab Infantry
== 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]
== 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

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