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'''Divisional Troops''' | '''Divisional Troops''' | ||
*Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]] | *Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]] | ||
| − | * | + | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] |
| − | * | + | *No 2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery |
| − | * | + | *No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery |
*Two Coys [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | *Two Coys [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | ||
*One Printing Section [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | *One Printing Section [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] | ||
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*Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry | *Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry | ||
*Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers | *Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers | ||
| − | *One Section | + | *One Section No 13 British Field Hospital |
*No 63 Native Field Hospital<br> | *No 63 Native Field Hospital<br> | ||
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''Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs''<br> | ''Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs''<br> | ||
| − | '''Third Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO'' | + | '''Third Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO'' |
| + | *1st Batt [[Gordon Highlanders]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[39th Regiment of Foot|Dorsetshire Regt]] | ||
| + | *[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Sikhs]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles|2nd Gurkhas]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Fourth Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO'' | + | '''Fourth Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO'' |
| + | *2nd Batt [[25th Regiment of Foot|King's Own Scottish Borderers]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[48th Regiment of Foot|Northamptonshire Regt]] | ||
| + | *[[36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry|36th Sikhs]] | ||
| + | *1st Batt [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Divisional Troops''' | + | '''Divisional Troops''' |
| + | *Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]] | ||
| + | *No 8 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
| + | *No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery | ||
| + | * Machinegun Detachment [[16th Lancers]] | ||
| + | *No 4 Coy [[Madras Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *One Printing Section [[Madras Sappers & Miners]] | ||
| + | *[[21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)]] | ||
| + | *Jhind Regt Imperial Service Infantry | ||
| + | *Sirmur Imperial Service Sappers | ||
| + | *One Section British Field Hospital | ||
| + | *One Native Field Hospital<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign Wikipedia -Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Google Books - Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.devonheritage.org/Nonplace/DevonReg/TheDevonshireRegimentandtheTirahCampaign.htm The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign] from Devon heritage | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign Wikipedia -Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Google Books - Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.devonheritage.org/Nonplace/DevonReg/TheDevonshireRegimentandtheTirahCampaign.htm The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign] from Devon heritage | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 15 May 2009
| Tirah Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 10 June 1897-April 1898 | |
| Location: | Tirah, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.798237°N 70.135386°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afridi & Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir William Lockhart | ||
| Strength | ||
| British Officers 1,010 British Troops 10,882 Indian Troops 22,614 Total 34,506 Non-combatants 19,934 |
40-50,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Samana Ridge Aug-Sept 1897
Battle of Dargai Heights Oct 1897
Tirah Field Force
FIRST DIVISION
Commander: Brig-Gen William Penn Symons
First Brigade
Col I.S.M.Hamilton CB DSO
Succeeded by Brig Gen R.Hart VC CB
- 2nd Batt Derbyshire Regt
- 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
- 30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
- 2nd Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles
- No 6 British Field Hospital
- No 34 Native Hospital
Second Brigade
Commander: Brig Gen A.Gaselee CB
- 2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt
- 1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt
- 3rd Sikhs
- 2nd Batt 4th Gurkha Rifles
- Two sections No 8 British Field Hospital
- Two sections No 14 British Field Hospital
- No 51 Native Hospital
Divisional Troops
- Two Squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery
- No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery
- Two Coys Bengal Sappers & Miners
- One Printing Section Bengal Sappers & Miners
- 28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry
- Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers
- One Section No 13 British Field Hospital
- No 63 Native Field Hospital
SECOND DIVISION
Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs
Third Brigade
Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO
- 1st Batt Gordon Highlanders
- 1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt
- 15th Sikhs
- 1st Batt 2nd Gurkhas
Fourth Brigade
Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO
- 2nd Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 1st Batt Northamptonshire Regt
- 36th Sikhs
- 1st Batt 3rd Gurkha Rifles
Divisional Troops
- Two Squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
- No 8 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
- Machinegun Detachment 16th Lancers
- No 4 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners
- One Printing Section Madras Sappers & Miners
- 21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
- Jhind Regt Imperial Service Infantry
- Sirmur Imperial Service Sappers
- One Section British Field Hospital
- One Native Field Hospital
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia -Tirah Campaign
Google Books - Tirah Campaign
The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign from Devon heritage
Recommended Reading
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0
