Tochi Expedition

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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]

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  1. ↑ "The Tochi trouble". The Inquirer & Commercial News. 30 July 1897. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Rifle Brigade Chronicle". 1898. p. 113. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Rifle Brigade Chronicle". 1898. p. 121. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Rifle Brigade Chronicle". 1898. p. 124. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Rifle Brigade Chronicle". 1898. p. 133. Retrieved 22 June 2013.


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