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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=North West Frontier | |partof=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns |North West Frontier Campaigns ]] | ||
|date=October 1888 | |date=4 October-14 November 1888 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kala_Dhaka Black Mountain, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kala_Dhaka Black Mountain, NWF] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.617016,72.992962&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.617016°N 72.992962°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.617016,72.992962&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.617016°N 72.992962°E] | ||
|result= | |result=Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai], Akozai, | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101034820/ Maj Gen John McQueen] | Parari Saiyid and | ||
Tikariwal tribesmen | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101034820/ Maj Gen John McQueen CB ADC] | |||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== External | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | See also [[Battle of Maidan]] | ||
==Hazara Field Force== | |||
'''First Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC'''''<br> | |||
''Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas''<br> | |||
4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br> | |||
1st Batt [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]]<br> | |||
One Company [[72nd Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | |||
[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]]<br> | |||
1st Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | |||
Half 3rd Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br> | |||
''Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment''<br> | |||
1st South Irish Div. [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br> | |||
1st Batt [[12th Regiment of Foot|Suffolk Regiment]]<br> | |||
[[40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|40th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | |||
[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th Sikhs]]<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen W.Galbraith'''''<br> | |||
''Lieut Col M.S.J.Sunderland, 2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment''<br> | |||
1st South Irish Div. [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br> | |||
[[Dejarat Mountain Battery|2nd Dejarat Mountain Battery]] (2 guns)<br> | |||
2nd Batt [[35th Regiment of Foot|Royal Sussex Regiment]]<br> | |||
[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|14th Sikhs]]<br> | |||
Half 3rd Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br> | |||
[[Khyber Rifles]] (296 men)<br> | |||
'''Reserve Column'''<br> | |||
2nd Batt [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | |||
[[15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry]]<br> | |||
[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikhs]]<br> | |||
Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men) | |||
== External links == | |||
[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 | |||
==== Historical Books online ==== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/144/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1888] archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/memoriesofsevenc00thor#page/308/mode/2up Page 308] ''Memories of Seven Campaigns: a record of thirty-five years' service in the Indian Medical Department in India, China, Egypt, and the Sudan'' by James Howard Thornton, Deputy Surgeon General, Indian Medical Service, late Principal Medical Officer Punjab Frontier Force. 1895 Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service 1856-1891). The author was appointed principal medical officer of the Hazara Field Force. | |||
[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:31, 1 June 2019
| Black Mountain Expedition 1888 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| Date: | 4 October-14 November 1888 | |
| Location: | Black Mountain, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.617016°N 72.992962°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hassanzai, Akozai,
Parari Saiyid and Tikariwal tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen John McQueen CB ADC | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
See also Battle of Maidan
Hazara Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC
Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)
1st Batt Northumberland Fusiliers
One Company 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
3rd Sikhs
1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artillery (2 guns)
1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
40th Bengal Infantry
45th Sikhs
Second Brigade
Brig Gen W.Galbraith
Lieut Col M.S.J.Sunderland, 2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artillery (2 guns)
2nd Dejarat Mountain Battery (2 guns)
2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment
14th Sikhs
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Khyber Rifles (296 men)
Reserve Column
2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
2nd Sikhs
Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men)
External links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Black Mountain Expeditions Sussex Regiment memorial
Black Mountain Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical Books online
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1888 archive.org
- Page 308 Memories of Seven Campaigns: a record of thirty-five years' service in the Indian Medical Department in India, China, Egypt, and the Sudan by James Howard Thornton, Deputy Surgeon General, Indian Medical Service, late Principal Medical Officer Punjab Frontier Force. 1895 Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service 1856-1891). The author was appointed principal medical officer of the Hazara Field Force.