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'''First Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC'''''<br> | '''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 Northumberland Fusiliers<br>3rd Sikhs<br>1st Batt 5th Gurkhas<br>Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners<br> | ''Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas''<br>4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br>1st Batt Northumberland Fusiliers<br>(see [[5th Regiment of Foot]])<br>3rd Sikhs<br>(see [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>1st Batt 5th Gurkhas<br>(see [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners<br> | ||
''Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment''<br>1st South Irish Div. Royal Artilllery (2 guns)<br>1st Batt Suffolk Regiment<br>34th Pioneers<br>4oth Bengal Infantry<br>45th Sikhs<br> | ''Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment''<br>1st South Irish Div. Royal Artilllery (2 guns)<br>1st Batt Suffolk Regiment<br>34th Pioneers<br>4oth Bengal Infantry<br>45th Sikhs<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 25 March 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1888 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| 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
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
(see 5th Regiment of Foot)
3rd Sikhs
(see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
(see 5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force)
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artilllery (2 guns)
1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
34th Pioneers
4oth 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 Artilllery (2 guns)
2nd Dejerat Mountain Battery (2 guns)
2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment
14th Sikhs
24th Punjab Infantry
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Khyber Rifles (296 men)
Reserve Column
2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
15th Bengal Cavalry
2nd Sikhs
Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men)
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain
