Siege and Relief of Chitral

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Siege and Relief of Chitral
Part of Chitral Campaign 1895
Date: 4 March- 20 April 1895
Location: Chitral, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 35.884157°N 71.795963°E
Result: Siege relieved
Combatants
British Army Chitralis
Commanders
Political Agent: Surgeon Major George Robertson
Garrison Commander:
Capt Charles Townshend
Commanding Relief Force:
Col James Kelly
Sher Afzal
Umra Khan
Strength
Garrison: 419 fighting men
Relief Force: 616 men & 2 guns
3-5,000 men
Casualties

Chitral Garrison

  • Surg Maj G S Robertson, Political Agent
  • Capt C Campbell, Central India Horse, Inspecting Officer Kashmir Imperial Service Troops
  • Captain C V F Townshend, Central India Horse, commanding Political Agent's Escort then Fort Commander
  • Lieut B E M Gurdon Assistant to British Agent
  • Surg Capt Whitchurch, 24th Punjab Infantry
  • Lieut H.K.Harley, commanding 14th Sikhs (99 men)
  • Kashmir Infantry (301 men)
  • 109 Non-combatants incl 52 Chitralis


Relief Force

  • 32nd Pioneers (382 men)
  • Kashmir Infantry (100 men)
  • Kashmir Sappers & Miners (34 men)
  • Kashmir Mountain Artillery (2 guns)<
  • Hunza and Punial Levies (100 men)


Recommended Reading

  • Beynon, William George Lawrence, With Kelly to Chitral Arnold, 1896, BiblioBazaar 2007 ISBN 0554203073 ISBN 978-0554203072 Available on Gutenberg
  • Harris, John, Much Sounding of Bugles: The Siege of Chitral, 1895. Reprint Hutchinson, 1975 ISBN 0091245907
  • Henty, George Alfred, Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti. BiblioBazaar 2007 ISBN 0554069385 ISBN 978-0554069388 Available on Gutenberg.
  • Robertson, Sir George, Chitral: Story of a Minor Siege, Methuen & Co. 1898. Reprint: Oxford University Press, 1978, ISBN 0195772482, ISBN 978-0195772487
  • Thompson, H. C., The Chitral Campaign: A Narrative Of Events In Chitral, Swat, And Bajour. Naval and Military Press 2004. ISBN 1843426676 ISBN 978-1843426677
  • Younghusband, G.J., The Relief of Chitral Bhavan Books & Prints,India 2004 ISBN 8186505504 ISBN 978-8186505502
  • Younghusband, G.J., The Story of the Guides: The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847-1900 Leonaur Ltd 2006 ISBN 1846770637 ISBN 978-1846770630 Available on Gutenberg

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