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==Isazai Field Force== | ==Isazai Field Force== | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.F.Williamson<br> | '''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.F.Williamson<br> | ||
No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | *No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
2nd Batt [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | ||
[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikhs]]<br> | *[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikhs]]<br> | ||
[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | *[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | ||
37th Dogras<br> | *[[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]]<br> | ||
[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]<br> | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]<br> | ||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO<br> | '''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO<br> | ||
No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br> | *No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br> | ||
1st Batt [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]<br> | *1st Batt [[23rd Regiment of Foot|Royal Welsh Fusiliers]]<br> | ||
11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]])<br> | *[[11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|11th Bengal Infantry]] (replaced end of May by 1st Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]])<br> | ||
[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | *[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | ||
2nd Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | *2nd Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | ||
[[Khyber Rifles]]<br> | *[[Khyber Rifles]]<br> | ||
'''Third Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016910/ Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI]<br> | '''Third Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016910/ Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI]<br> | ||
No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | *No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns)<br> | ||
One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | *One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | ||
1st Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]]<br> | *1st Batt [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]]<br> | ||
[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | *[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)|19th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
27th Bengal Infantry<br> | *27th Bengal Infantry<br> | ||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers<br>(see [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers]])<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br>*One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers<br>(see [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers]])<br>*No 4 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]<br> | ||
'''At Aghi'''<br>No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)<br> | '''At Aghi'''<br>*No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)<br> | ||
One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | *One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | ||
28th Bengal Infantry<br> | *28th Bengal Infantry<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 31 July 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 12 March-2 October 1891 | |
| Location: | Black Mountain Range, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.617016°N 72.992962°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hassanzai, Akazai, and
Chagarzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen W.K.Elles CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 7,300 British troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
Isazai Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.F.Williamson
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
- 4th Sikhs
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 37th Dogras
- Guides Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
- No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles)
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 2nd Batt 5th Gurkhas
- Khyber Rifles
Third Brigade
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 19th Bengal Infantry
- 27th Bengal Infantry
Divisional Troops
*One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
(see 11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers)
*No 4 Company Bengal Sappers and Miners
At Aghi
*No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 28th Bengal Infantry
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain
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