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== Ambela Field Force ==
== Ambela Field Force ==
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot''<br>
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot''
C-19th [[Royal  Artillery]] (3 guns)<br>
*C-19th [[Royal  Artillery]] (3 guns)
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery<br>[[71st  Regiment of Foot]]<br>
[[Peshawar Mountain Battery|Peshawar Mountain Train Battery]]
[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]]<br>
*[[71st  Regiment of Foot]]<br>
[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]]<br>
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]]
[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]]<br>
*[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]]
[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]]<br>
*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]]
[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Punjab Native Infantry]]<br>
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]]
[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]]<br>
*[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Punjab Native Infantry]]
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]]<br>


'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps  of Guides''<br>
'''Second Brigade'''<br>''Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps  of Guides''
No 3 Punjab  Light Field battery (3 Guns)<br>
*No 3 Punjab  Light Field battery (3 Guns)
Hazara Mountain Train Battery<br>
*[[Hazara Mountain Battery|Hazara Mountain Train Battery]]
[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|101st Royal  Bengal  Fusiliers]]<br>
*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|101st Royal  Bengal  Fusiliers]]
[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]]<br>
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]]
[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]]<br>
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]]
[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]<br>
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]
[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]]<br>
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]]<br>


'''Divisional Troops'''<br>
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>
[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Cavalry]] (100 men)<br>
*[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Cavalry]] (100 men)
[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (100 men)<br>
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (100 men)
[[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br>
*[[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br>


'''Reinforcements arrived December'''<br>
'''Reinforcements arrived December'''
[[7th Regiment of Foot]]<br>
*[[7th Regiment of Foot]]
[[93rd Regiment of Foot]]<br>
*[[93rd Regiment of Foot]]
[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]]<br>
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]]
[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Native Infantry Pioneers]]<br>
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Native Infantry Pioneers]]<br>
   
   
   
   

Revision as of 09:20, 31 October 2009

Ambela Campaign
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: 18 October-23 December 1863
Location: Ambela Pass, Buner, NWF
Umbeyla
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.398975°N 72.490498°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British Yusufzai tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen N Chamberlain
Strength
Casualties
238 killed
670 wounded
3,000 killed & wounded
Ambela Pass 1909

The Ambela Campaign of 1863.

Ambela Field Force

First Brigade
Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot

Peshawar Mountain Train Battery

Second Brigade
Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides

Divisional Troops

Reinforcements arrived December


External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions
British Empire - Ambela Campaign
Google Books - Ambela Campaign
Lieut Pitcher VC Wikipedia
Lieut Fosbery VC Wikipedia