Battle of Nilt
| Battle of Nilt | ||
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| Part of Hunza Nagar Campaign 1891 | ||
| Date: | 2 December 1891 | |
| Location: | Nilt, Gilgit District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 36.249998°N 74.416668°E | |
| Result: | Fort captured | |
| Combatants | ||
| British Army | Hunza & Nagar tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Algernon Durand Capt Fenton John Aylmer VC Lieut Guy Boisragon VC |
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| Strength | ||
| 16 British officers about 1,000 fighting men |
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| Casualties | ||
Field Force
5th Gurkhas (188 men)
20th Punjab Infantry (28 men)
Bengal Sappers & Miners (7 men)
24th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (2 guns)
Kashmir Imperial Service Infantry (661 Men)
Spedding's Pathans (200 men)
Punial Levies
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia - Hunza Nagar Canpaign
Google Books - Action at Nilt