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[[Category: | [[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Black Mountain Expedition 1891]] | ||
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|partof=[ | |partof=[[:Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]] | ||
|date=1891 | |date=12 March-2 October 1891 | ||
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF] | |location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.617016,72.992962&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.617016°N 72.992962°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.617016,72.992962&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.617016°N 72.992962°E] | ||
|result= | |result= Submission of tribes | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2 | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai], Akazai, and | ||
Chagarzai tribesmen | |||
|commander1=Maj Gen W.K.Elles CB | |||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= 7,300 British troops | |strength1= 7,300 British troops | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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==Isazai Field Force== | |||
'''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.F.Williamson<br>No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)<br>No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)<br>2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders<br>4th Sikhs<br>32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers<br>37th Dogras<br>Guides Infantry<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO<br>No9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers<br>11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkhas)<br>32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers<br>2nd Bartt 5th Gurkhas<br>Khyber Rifles<br> | |||
'''Third Brigade'''<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101016910/ Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI]<br>No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)<br>One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers<br>1st batt King's Royal Rifles<br>19th Bengal Infantry<br>27th Bengal Infantry<br> | |||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers<br>No4 Company Bengal Sappers & Miners<br> | |||
'''At Aghi'''<br>No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)<br>One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers<br>28th Bengal Infantry<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions]<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | |||
[[Category:Punitive Expeditions|Black Mountain Expedition 1891]] | |||
Revision as of 17:59, 29 November 2008
| Black Mountain Expedition 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Punitive Expeditions | ||
| 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
No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
No2 (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
No9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkhas)
32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
2nd Bartt 5th Gurkhas
Khyber Rifles
Third Brigade
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
No1 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
No4 Company Bengal Sappers & 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