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|date=12 March-2 October 1891 | |date=12 March-2 October 1891 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF] | ||
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==Isazai Field Force== | ==Isazai (Izazai) Field Force== | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.F.Williamson<br> | '''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.F.Williamson<br> | ||
No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
No 2 | *[[Dejarat Mountain Battery|No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
2nd Batt [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | ||
[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikhs]]<br> | *[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikhs]]<br> | ||
[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | *[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | ||
37th Dogras<br> | *[[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]]<br> | ||
[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]<br> | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]<br> | ||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO<br> | '''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO<br> | ||
No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br> | *No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br> | ||
1st Batt [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]<br> | *1st Batt [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]<br> | ||
11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]])<br> | *[[11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|11th Bengal Infantry]] (replaced end of May by 1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]])<br> | ||
[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | *[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | ||
2nd Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | ||
[[Khyber Rifles]]<br> | *[[Khyber Rifles]]<br> | ||
'''Third Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016910/ Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI]<br> | '''Third Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016910/ Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI]<br> | ||
No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] | *One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] | ||
1st Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]]<br> | *1st Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]]<br> | ||
[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | *[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
27th Bengal Infantry<br> | *[[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|27th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
'''Divisional Troops''' | '''Divisional Troops''' | ||
*One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] | |||
*No 4 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]<br> | |||
'''At Aghi'''<br> | '''At Aghi'''<br>*No 2 [[Dejarat Mountain Battery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
*One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | |||
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | |||
== External | == External links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Black Mountain Expeditions] Sussex Regiment memorial<br> | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Black Mountain] Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||
*[http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19952/lot/164/ Photographs: Black Mountain or Hazara Expedition, 1891] bonhams.com. Click on the small pictures to enlarge. | |||
== | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
Campaigns | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/168/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1891] archive.org | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/campaignsonnorth00nevi#page/n5/mode/2up Campaigns on the North-West Frontier] by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912 archive.org | |||
* Black Mountain Expedition [https://archive.org/details/khakigownautobio0000bird/page/70 Pages 71-73] ''Khaki and Gown : an Autobiography'' by Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood 1941. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was with the [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]] who still wore their blue kurtas on active service, probably for the last time before the colour was replaced by khaki. | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Black Mountain Expedition 1891]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:35, 27 October 2019
| Black Mountain Expedition 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 12 March-2 October 1891 | |
| Location: | Black Mountain Range, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.617016°N 72.992962°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hassanzai, Akazai, and
Chagarzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen W.K.Elles CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 7,300 British troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
Isazai (Izazai) Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.F.Williamson
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
- 4th Sikhs
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 37th Dogras
- Guides Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
- No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles)
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 2nd Batt 5th Gurkhas
- Khyber Rifles
Third Brigade
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 19th Bengal Infantry
- 27th Bengal Infantry
Divisional Troops
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- No 4 Company Bengal Sappers and Miners
At Aghi
*No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 28th Bengal Infantry
External links
- North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
- Black Mountain Expeditions Sussex Regiment memorial
- Black Mountain Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Photographs: Black Mountain or Hazara Expedition, 1891 bonhams.com. Click on the small pictures to enlarge.
Historical books online
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1891 archive.org
- Campaigns on the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1912 archive.org
- Black Mountain Expedition Pages 71-73 Khaki and Gown : an Autobiography by Field-Marshal Lord Birdwood 1941. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. He was with the 11th Bengal Lancers who still wore their blue kurtas on active service, probably for the last time before the colour was replaced by khaki.