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{{War|name=Chitral Campaign |dates= January-April 1895 |image= |combatant1=British & Indians |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_District#Population Chitrali tribesmen] |result= <br>Submission of tribes |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal India General Service Medal (1895-1902)]<br>Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895 | {{War|name=Chitral Campaign |dates= January-April 1895 |image= |combatant1=British & Indians |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_District#Population Chitrali tribesmen] |result= <br>Submission of tribes |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal India General Service Medal (1895-1902)]<br>Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895 | ||
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== Campaign Actions == | == Campaign Actions == | ||
See Category Page [[:Category:Chitral Campaign|Chitral Campaign]] | See Category Page [[:Category:Chitral Campaign|Chitral Campaign]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:53, 2 November 2009
| Chitral Campaign | |
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| January-April 1895 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| 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 | |
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See our interactive map of Chitral Campaign locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Campaign Actions
See Category Page Chitral Campaign
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
Forts of the Chitral Campaign www.khyber.org
British military personnel 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