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:[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/520/mode/2up "Chitral Relief Expedition"] page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org
:[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/520/mode/2up "Chitral Relief Expedition"] page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/reliefofchitral00youn#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Relief of Chitral''] by Captain G.J. Younghusband  and Captain Frank E. Younghusband  1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/reliefofchitral00youn#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Relief of Chitral''] by Captain G.J. Younghusband  and Captain Frank E. Younghusband  1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org
:[https://archive.org/details/storyofguides00youniala/page/160/mode/2up "The Relief of Chitral"] page 161 ''The Story of the Guides'' by Col G J Younghusband 1908 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withkellytochit00beyngoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''With Kelly to Chitral''] by Lt W G L Beynon,  1st Battallion 3rd Goorka Rifles, Staff Officer To Colonel Kelly's Relief Force, 1896 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withkellytochit00beyngoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''With Kelly to Chitral''] by Lt W G L Beynon,  1st Battallion 3rd Goorka Rifles, Staff Officer To Colonel Kelly's Relief Force, 1896 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/chitralcampaignn00thomiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Chitral Campaign: a Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour''] by H.C. Thomson  1895 Archive.org
*[http://archive.org/stream/chitralcampaignn00thomiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Chitral Campaign: a Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour''] by H.C. Thomson  1895 Archive.org
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hnb5qr?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''Chitral: the Story of a Minor Siege'']  by Sir George S Robertson 1898 HathiTrust Digital Library. [https://archive.org/details/chitrlstoryofm00robeuoft/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org version].
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hnb5qr?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''Chitral: the Story of a Minor Siege'']  by Sir George S Robertson 1898 HathiTrust Digital Library. [https://archive.org/details/chitrlstoryofm00robeuoft/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org version].
*[https://archive.org/details/campaignsonnorth00nevi/page/164/mode/2up "The Chitral Campaign"] page  164 ''Campaigns on the North-West Frontier'' by Capt H.L. Nevill 1912. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525043 ''Townshend of Chitral and Kut: Based on the diaries and private papers of Sir Charles Vere Townshend'']  by Erroll Sherson 1928.    Archive.org, mirror from  Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525043 ''Townshend of Chitral and Kut: Based on the diaries and private papers of Sir Charles Vere Townshend'']  by Erroll Sherson 1928.    Archive.org, mirror from  Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2525/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. Events leading up to the Siege''] by  Lieut. Colonel  B E M Gurdon. Originally published  in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 5, 1933.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2525/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. Events leading up to the Siege''] by  Lieut. Colonel  B E M Gurdon. Originally published  in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 5, 1933.
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2562/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral''] Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon.  Originally published  in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.  
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2562/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral''] Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon.  Originally published  in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.  
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3473/mode/2up ''Much Sounding Of Bugles - The Siege Of Chitral 1895''] by John Harris 1975. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3473/mode/2up ''Much Sounding of Bugles - The Siege of Chitral 1895''] by John Harris 1975. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughthreecamp00hent#page/n7/mode/2up ''Through Three Campaigns: a Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti''] by G. A. Henty , illustrated by Wal Paget. c 1904 Archive.org. An adventure story for younger readers.
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughthreecamp00hent#page/n7/mode/2up ''Through Three Campaigns: a Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti''] by G. A. Henty , illustrated by Wal Paget. c 1904 Archive.org. An adventure story for younger readers.
==Recommended Reading==
* Beynon, William George Lawrence, ''With Kelly to Chitral'' Arnold, 1896, BiblioBazaar 2007 ISBN 0554203073 ISBN 978-0554203072 Available on [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10603 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 [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/20641 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 Story of the Guides: The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847-1900'' Leonaur Ltd 2006 Available to read online [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16808 Gutenberg]or for purchase at [http://www.new.fibis.org/products-page/3-other-books-about-colonial-india/military-history/bkx-0117-the-story-of-the-guides-soldiers-1847-1900/ The FIBIS Shop]
*Capt H.L.Nevill DSO [http://www.archive.org/details/campaignsonnorth00nevi ''Campaigns on the North-West Frontier'']1912 (archive.org) Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 ISBN 1-845741-87-0
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Revision as of 03:17, 21 January 2021

Chitral Campaign
January-April 1895
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Chitral, NWF
Combatants:
British & Indians Chitrali tribesmen
Result:
Submission of tribes
Medals:
India General Service Medal (1895-1902)
Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895
Links:
Category: North West Frontier Campaigns
See our interactive map of
Chitral Campaign
locations and routes on Google Maps


Summary

The British sent political agent Surgeon Major George Robertson to Gilgit to report on a dispute between rival claimants to the throne of Chitral. Sher Afzal attacked the force in Chitral Fort which was then besieged. Colonel James Kelly made an arduous journey through the snowy passes from Gilgit fighting two actions on the way. He arrived at Chitral to find that the Chitralis have discontinued the siege. Maj-Gen Sir Robert Low's larger force from Nowshera stormed the Malakand Pass and broke the Chitrali resistance. The region remained tranquil until further unrest led to the Malakand Field Expedition.

Campaign Actions

See Category Page Chitral Campaign

Chitral Relief Force

15,249 troops under the command of Brig-Gen Sir Robert Low

First Brigade
Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB

Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield

Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO

Divisional Troops

External links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Chitral Campaign Google Books
Chitral Expedition Wikipedia
Forts of the Chitral Campaign www.khyber.org
British military personnel Wikipedia

Historical books online

"Chitral Relief Expedition" page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org
  • The Relief of Chitral by Captain G.J. Younghusband and Captain Frank E. Younghusband 1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org
"The Relief of Chitral" page 161 The Story of the Guides by Col G J Younghusband 1908 Archive.org
Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in Himalayan Journal No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.