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Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91
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| Zhob Valley Expedition 1890-91 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 1st phase; January-October 1890 November 1890-January 1891 | |
| Location: | Zhob Valley, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.342392°N 69.445212°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Pakhtun tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Robert Sandeman Maj Gen Sir George White VC |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Thanishpa 1890
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 1
- Two squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
- No 7 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 2nd Batt King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- No 1 Coy Bombay Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Baluch Batt 29th Bombay Infantry
- 3rd Baluch Batt 30th Bombay Infantry
- Two Sections British Field Hospital
- Five Sections Native Field Hospital
Zhob Valley Field Force Phase 2
- One troop 1st Punjab Cavalry
- One squadron 3rd Punjab Cavalry
- No 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery (4 guns)
- Four Coys 1st Sikh Infantry
- Four Coys 2nd Sikh Infantry
- Four Coys 2nd Punjab Infantry
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions
Sir Robert Sandeman & the Zhob Valley Google Books
Historical Books Online
- Campaigns on the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912 Archive.org Zhob Valley Chapter starts on page 113
- With the Zhob Field Force, 1890 by Captain Crawford McFall KOYLI 1895 Archive.org