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== Chitral Relief Force == | == Chitral Relief Force == | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB | '''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB | ||
| − | * | + | *[[16th Regiment of Foot|1st Batt Bedfordshire Regt]] |
| − | *1st Batt King's Royal Rifles | + | *[[60th Regiment of Foot|1st Batt King's Royal Rifles]] |
| − | * | + | *[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Sikhs]] |
| − | * | + | *[[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]] |
'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield | '''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield | ||
| − | *1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers | + | *[[25th Regiment of Foot|1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers]] |
| − | * | + | *[[100th Regiment of Foot|1st Batt Gordon Highlanders]] |
| − | * | + | *[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikhs]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] |
'''Third Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO | '''Third Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO | ||
| − | * | + | *[[3rd Regiment of Foot|1st Batt East Kent Regt]] |
| − | * | + | *[[72nd Regiment of Foot|2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders]] |
| − | * | + | *[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjab Infantry]] |
*2nd Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | ||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br> | ||
| − | * | + | *[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancersy]] |
*15th Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | *15th Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*3rd Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | *3rd Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*8th Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | *8th Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] | ||
*No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery | *No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery | ||
| − | *3 Companies Sappers & Miners | + | *3 Companies [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] |
*Engineer Field Park | *Engineer Field Park | ||
*Half British Field Hospital | *Half British Field Hospital | ||
*2 Native Field Hospitals | *2 Native Field Hospitals | ||
*No1 Veterinary Field Hospital | *No1 Veterinary Field Hospital | ||
| − | *Maxim Gun Detachment 1st Batt | + | *Maxim Gun Detachment 1st Batt [[11th Regiment of Foot|Devonshire Regt]] |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 20:51, 30 April 2009
| Chitral Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 1 April-15 May 1895 | |
| Location: | Chitral, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 35.886041°N 71.797177°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Chitrali tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Robert Low | ||
| Strength | ||
| 15,249 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 21 killed 101 wounded |
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Campaign Actions
Siege and Relief of Chitral
Battle of Malakand Pass
Chitral Relief Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB
Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield
Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO
- 1st Batt East Kent Regt
- 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
- 25th Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Batt 4th Gurkha Rifles
Divisional Troops
- 11th Bengal Lancersy
- 15th Field Battery Royal Artillery
- 3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery
- 3 Companies Sappers & Miners
- Engineer Field Park
- Half British Field Hospital
- 2 Native Field Hospitals
- No1 Veterinary Field Hospital
- Maxim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Chitral Campaign
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
