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| − | '''Right Column'''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala Lieut Col Robert Napier RE]<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (2 guns)<br>Corps of Guides (350 men)<br>1st Sikh Infantry (51st Sikhs 300 men)<br>Rawalpindi Police (176 men)<br> | + | '''Right Column'''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napier,_1st_Baron_Napier_of_Magdala Lieut Col Robert Napier RE]<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (2 guns)<br>Corps of Guides (350 men)<br>(see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]])<br>1st Sikh Infantry (51st Sikhs 300 men)<br>(see [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>Rawalpindi Police (176 men)<br> |
'''Centre Column'''<br>Major J. Abbott<br>Police (2 Companies)<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Companies)<br>Levies (1,400 men)<br>11 Light native guns<br> | '''Centre Column'''<br>Major J. Abbott<br>Police (2 Companies)<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Companies)<br>Levies (1,400 men)<br>11 Light native guns<br> | ||
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'''Left Column'''<br>Capt W.W.Davidson 16th Irregulars<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (4 guns)<br>[[16th Irregular Cavalry]]<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Regiments less 2 Companies)<br> | '''Left Column'''<br>Capt W.W.Davidson 16th Irregulars<br>[[Mountain Train Battery]] (4 guns)<br>[[16th Irregular Cavalry]]<br>Kasmir Dogras (2 Regiments less 2 Companies)<br> | ||
| − | '''Reserve'''<br>5th Troop 1st Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ('T' Battery)<br>7th Company Sapper & Miners<br>3rd Native Infantry<br>Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment (12th Pioneers) | + | '''Reserve'''<br>5th Troop 1st Brigade [[Royal Horse Artillery]] ('T' Battery)<br>7th Company Sapper & Miners<br>3rd Native Infantry<br>Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment (12th Pioneers) |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 09:46, 25 March 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53 | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | December 1852-January 1853 | |
| Location: | Black Mountain Range, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.617016°N 72.992962°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hassanzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Col Frederick Mackeson | ||
| Strength | ||
| 3,800 British troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
Cause
Two Customs Department officials who, despite being warned against entering Hassanzai territory, did so and were murdered by the tribemen.<Nevill, Captain H. L., "Campaigns on the North West Frontier" Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2003 pg 22>
Field Force
Right Column
Lieut Col Robert Napier RE
Mountain Train Battery (2 guns)
Corps of Guides (350 men)
(see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force)
1st Sikh Infantry (51st Sikhs 300 men)
(see 1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
Rawalpindi Police (176 men)
Centre Column
Major J. Abbott
Police (2 Companies)
Kasmir Dogras (2 Companies)
Levies (1,400 men)
11 Light native guns
Left Column
Capt W.W.Davidson 16th Irregulars
Mountain Train Battery (4 guns)
16th Irregular Cavalry
Kasmir Dogras (2 Regiments less 2 Companies)
Reserve
5th Troop 1st Brigade Royal Horse Artillery ('T' Battery)
7th Company Sapper & Miners
3rd Native Infantry
Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment (12th Pioneers)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain
Mackeson's Obituary
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
