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'''Second Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen W.Galbraith'''''<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>2nd Dejerat Mountain Battery (2 guns)<br>2nd Batt | ''Lieut Col M.S.J.Sunderland, 2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment''<br> | ||
1st South Irish Div. [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br> | |||
2nd Dejerat 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 Seaforth Highlanders<br>(see [[72nd Regiment of Foot]])<br>[[15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry]]<br>2nd Sikhs<br>(see [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men) | '''Reserve Column'''<br>2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders<br>(see [[72nd Regiment of Foot]])<br>[[15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry]]<br>2nd Sikhs<br>(see [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men) | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 16 April 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1888 | ||
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| 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
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 Dejerat 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
(see 72nd Regiment of Foot)
15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
2nd Sikhs
(see 2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
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
