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|date=1 December 1891-11 January 1892 | |date=1 December 1891-11 January 1892 | ||
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|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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The '''Hunza Nagar Campaign''' of 1891. | |||
== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
5th Gurkhas (188 men) | *[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] (188 men) | ||
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]] (28 men) | |||
*[[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]] (7 men) | |||
*[[Hazara Mountain Battery|24th (Hazara) Mountain Battery]] (2 guns) | |||
*[[Kashmir Infantry|Kashmir Imperial Service Infantry]] (661 Men) | |||
*Spedding's Pathans (200 men) | |||
*Punial Levies | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunza_(princely_state) Hunza, NWF] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunza–Nagar_Campaign Hunza Nagar Campaign] Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com<br> | |||
[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fc_ykS63Ts4C&pg=PA111&dq=Hunza+Nagar+Campaign&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji1KjUuqjRAhWhJ8AKHdztBZgQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=Hunza%20Nagar%20Campaign&f=false Hunza Nagar Campaign] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Hudleston_Boisragon Lt Boisragon's VC] Wikipedia | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Manners_Smith John Manners Smith's VC] Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)<br> | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Barone Capt Aylmer's VC] Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)<br> | |||
====Historical books online==== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/wherethreeempir02kniggoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries''] by Edward Frederick Knight 1893 Archive.org | |||
:[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b42502?urlappend=%3Bseq=122 The Hunza Nagar Expedition] page 112 ''Reminiscences; the Wanderings of a Yachtsman and War Correspondent'' by E. F. Knight 1923. HathiTrust Digital Library. This book is also available [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1923-reminiscences-wanderings-of-a-yachtsman-and-war-correspondent-by-knight-s-pdf/ Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]. If the download button does not display, locate under Books/Indian Subcontinent | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/makingoffrontier00durarich#page/254/mode/2up "The Hunza Nagar Expedition"], page 254, ''Making of a frontier: five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral & the eastern Hindu-Kush'' by Algernon Durand 1900 Archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/campaignsonnorth00nevi#page/130/mode/2up "Hunza and Nagar"] page 130 ''Campaigns on the North-West Frontier'' by Capt H.L.Nevill 1912 Archive.org | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:28, 10 November 2020
| Hunza Nagar Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 1 December 1891-11 January 1892 | |
| Location: | Hunza, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 36.254484°N 74.357742°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hunza & Nagar tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Algernon Durand | Safdar Ali Khan, Thum of Hunza | |
| Strength | ||
| 16 British officers about 1,000 fighting men |
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| Casualties | ||
The Hunza Nagar Campaign of 1891.
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
Hunza, NWF Wikipedia
Hunza Nagar Campaign Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Hunza Nagar Campaign Google Books
Lt Boisragon's VC Wikipedia
John Manners Smith's VC Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)
Capt Aylmer's VC Wikipedia (accessed 4 January 2017)
Historical books online
- Where Three Empires Meet: A Narrative of Recent Travel in Kashmir, Western Tibet, Gilgit, and the Adjoining Countries by Edward Frederick Knight 1893 Archive.org
- The Hunza Nagar Expedition page 112 Reminiscences; the Wanderings of a Yachtsman and War Correspondent by E. F. Knight 1923. HathiTrust Digital Library. This book is also available Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If the download button does not display, locate under Books/Indian Subcontinent
- "The Hunza Nagar Expedition", page 254, Making of a frontier: five years' experiences and adventures in Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Chitral & the eastern Hindu-Kush by Algernon Durand 1900 Archive.org
- "Hunza and Nagar" page 130 Campaigns on the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill 1912 Archive.org