The Tochi Expedition was a punitive visit by Anglo-Indian troops to the Tochi Valley, Waziristan in 1897 to put down a rebellion there. [1]
The rebellion started with an attack by the Madda Khel section of the Waziris in June 1897. [2]
The Tochi Valley Field Force assembled in response was commanded by General Corrie Bird [3] and included the 1st Brigade under the command of Brigadier-General Charles Egerton. [4] The rebellion was finally put down in October 1897. [5]