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THE INDIAN CAMPAIGNS, 1897-8. 
(A.) 
Organization of the tirah 
1st Division. (No. 
Maj.-Genl.Penn]^ 0 ' 
Symonds. 
Main 
Force. 
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. 
Artillery. 
1 r 1 Colonel A. E. 
iB,S 
2nd Division. (No. 
Maj. Genl. Yeat- j No • 
man-Biggs. (No. 
. . CKurram moveable Column.') 
v-^v ( Commanding Col. Hill. )No. 
8 Mn. R.A. 
9 Mn. R.A. 
5 (Bombay) M.B. 
Colonel R. 
Purdy, R.A. 
Artillery. 1 
3 Field, R.A.) — 
Artillery. 
(C.) J 
Line of communication 
Force (Kohat line). 
Commanding Lieut.-Gen- 
eral Sir Power Palmer. 
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No. 9 Field, R.A.' 
No. 1 (Kashmir 
Imperial Service) 
M.B. 
y 
Artillery. 
(D.) 
(The Bara Column, or 5th 
Brigade Tirah Expedit'ary 
- Force. Commanding Brig¬ 
adier-General Hammond, 
, V.C., C.B.. D.S.O. 
\ 
No. 9 Fd. R.A. 
(No. 3 Mn. R.A. 
/ 
\ 
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Lieut.-Colonel 
W.W.Marriot 
Smith, R.A. 
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Brigadier-General Spragge, C.B., R.A., commanded the Artillery of 
the expedition. The total of Artillery employed with this expedition 
was three field batteries, eight mountain batteries and one rocket 
battery, twelve in all. 
Yet another unexpected outbreak occurred in a distant part of the 
Frontier in Mekran between Karachi and Persia. A section of No. 
4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery accompanied a punitive force to Mekran. 
Early in January the Malakand Force with all its artillery marched 
into the Buner country. A short and successful expedition followed. 
Dealing with each campaign in order and detailing each battery's 
share under each campaign we have— 
1. Operations in waziristan (the tochi valley). 
Hostilities commenced as has been said with the treacherous attack 
on 10th June 1897 on a small escort accompanying the Political Officer, 
commanded by Colonel Bunny of the 1st Sikhs, consisting of 300 
rifles, two guns No. 6 Bombay Mountain Battery, and twelve sowars. 
The force halted close under a village and was attacked (while resting 
and eating) from the village. Much comment was made on Colonel 
Bunny's accepting such a spot to halt in, but as he was an officer of great 
experience and known of his caution, the unexpected nature of the 
attack will be well understood. All six British officers with the force 
were killed or wounded and forty-seven men. A strong force was des- 
