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*[http://archive.org/stream/asoldiersexperi00gowigoog#page/n372/mode/2up "The Umballah Campaign of 1863"], page 315 ''A Soldier's Experience: Or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, the Afghan Campaigns of 1863'' by one of the [[7th Regiment of Foot|Royal Fusiliers]] (Timothy Gowing) 1892 Archive.org.
*[http://archive.org/stream/asoldiersexperi00gowigoog#page/n372/mode/2up "The Umballah Campaign of 1863"], page 315 ''A Soldier's Experience: Or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, the Afghan Campaigns of 1863'' by one of the [[7th Regiment of Foot|Royal Fusiliers]] (Timothy Gowing) 1892 Archive.org.
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n80/mode/2up "The Umbeylah Campaign"], page 47 ''Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny'' by Colonel Charles E. Stewart edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n80/mode/2up "The Umbeylah Campaign"], page 47 ''Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny'' by Colonel Charles E. Stewart edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org
 
*[https://archive.org/stream/memoirswithfulla00rossuoft#page/12/mode/2up  "The Ambayla Campaign"] page 12 ''Memoirs, with a full account of the great malaria problem and its solution'' by Ronald Ross 1923 Archive.org. The account of the the author’s father, Major Campbell Claye Grant Ross, who  was in command of the [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Fezozepore Sikhs]].


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Revision as of 23:40, 22 March 2014

Ambela Campaign
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns
Date: 18 October-23 December 1863
Location: Ambela Pass, Buner, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.398975°N 72.490498°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British Yusufzai tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen N Chamberlain
Strength
Casualties
238 killed
670 wounded
3,000 killed & wounded
Ambela Pass 1909

Spelling variants

Ambela; Ambeyla; Ambayla; Umbeyla; Umbeylah; Umbayla: Ambella; Umballah

Summary

Following their defeat at the Battle of Sittana in 1858 the Hindustani Fanatics built up a new settlement at Malka and began raiding settlements in British territory. The Governor of the Punjab sent an expedition under Brigadier Neville Bowles Chamberlain. The fanatics persuaded the Bunerwal tribesmen that their land would be taken over. The Akhund of Swat also lent support. Due to this, British met strong opposition at the Ambela Pass and were held up for four weeks. After Chamberlain was wounded, he was replaced by Major General John Garvock who broke out of the pass and eventually obtained the submission of the Bunerwals. The British burned Malka but suffered nearly 1,000 casualties.

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
John Miller Adye (1819-1900)
Charles Henry Brownlow (1831-1916)
Neville Bowles Chamberlain (1820-1902)
John Garvock (18??-1878)
Thomas Elliott Hughes (1830-1886)
Charles Patton Keyes (1823-1896)
Reynell George Taylor (1822-1886)
Alfred Thomas Wilde (1819-1878)

Ambela Field Force

First Brigade
Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot

Second Brigade
Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides

Divisional Troops

Reinforcements arrived December

External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Ambela Campaign British Empire
Ambela Campaign Google Books
Ambela Imperial Gazetteer
Lieut Pitcher VC Wikipedia
Lieut Fosbery VC Wikipedia

Historical Books on-line