Ambela Campaign

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Ambela Campaign
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
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

Ambela Field Force

First Brigade'
Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot
C-19th Royal Artillery (3 guns)
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery
71st Regiment of Foot
1st Punjab Infantry (see 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
3rd Punjab Infantry (see 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
5th Punjab Infantry (see 5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
20th Punjab Native Infantry (see 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
32nd Punjab Native Infantry (see 32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
5th Gurkha Regiment (see 5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force)

Second Brigade
Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides
No 3 Punjab Light Field battery (3 Guns)
Hazara Mountain Train Battery
101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers (see 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers)
6th Punjab Infantry (see 6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
14th Native Infantry (see 14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
Guides Infantry
4th Gurkha Regiment (see 4th Gurkha Rifles)

Divisional Troops
11th Bengal Cavalry (100 men)
Guides Cavalry (100 men)
Sappers & Miners

Reinforcements arrived December
7th Foot
93rd Foot
3rd Sikhs
23rd Native Infantry Pioneers


External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions
British Empire - Ambela Campaign
Google Books - Ambela Campaign
Lieut Pitcher VC Wikipedia
Lieut Fosbery VC Wikipedia