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*[[3rd Regiment of Foot|1st Batt East Kent Regt]] | *[[3rd Regiment of Foot|1st Batt East Kent Regt]] | ||
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders]] | *[[72nd Regiment of Foot|2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders]] | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 1 November 2009
| Chitral Campaign | |
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| January-April 1895 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: | |
| Combatants: | |
| British & Indians | Chitrali tribesmen |
| Result: Submission of tribes | |
| Medals: India General Service Medal (1895-1902) Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895 | |
| Links: | |
| Category: North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | |
The Chitral Campaign of 1895.
Campaign Actions
Siege and Relief of Chitral
Battle of Malakand Pass
Chitral Relief Force
15,249 troops under the command of Brig-Gen Sir Robert Low
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 Lancers
- 15th Field Battery Royal Artillery
- 3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No 2 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
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
Chitral Campaign Google Books
Chitral Expedition Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
- Beynon, William George Lawrence, With Kelly to Chitral Arnold, 1896, BiblioBazaar 2007 ISBN 0554203073 ISBN 978-0554203072 Available on Gutenberg
- Harris, John, Much Sounding of Bugles: The Siege of Chitral, 1895. Reprint Hutchinson, 1975 ISBN 0091245907
- Henty, George Alfred, Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti. BiblioBazaar 2007 ISBN 0554069385 ISBN 978-0554069388 Available on Gutenberg.
- Robertson, Sir George, Chitral: Story of a Minor Siege, Methuen & Co. 1898. Reprint: Oxford University Press, 1978, ISBN 0195772482, ISBN 978-0195772487
- Thompson, H. C., The Chitral Campaign: A Narrative Of Events In Chitral, Swat, And Bajour. Naval and Military Press 2004. ISBN 1843426676 ISBN 978-1843426677
- Younghusband, G.J., The Relief of Chitral Bhavan Books & Prints,India 2004 ISBN 8186505504 ISBN 978-8186505502
- Younghusband, G.J., The Story of the Guides: The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847-1900 Leonaur Ltd 2006 ISBN 1846770637 ISBN 978-1846770630 Available on Gutenberg
- Capt H.L.Nevill DSO Campaigns of the North-West Frontier 1916 Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 ISBN 1-845741-87-0