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[http://www.khyber.org/publications/011-015/chitralforts.shtml Forts of the Chitral Campaign] www.khyber.org<br> | [http://www.khyber.org/publications/011-015/chitralforts.shtml Forts of the Chitral Campaign] www.khyber.org<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Chitral_Expedition British military personnel] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_military_personnel_of_the_Chitral_Expedition British military personnel] Wikipedia<br> | ||
==== Historical books online ==== | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/38/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I'' - "Chitral"] | |||
==== Historical | :[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/520/mode/2up "Chitral Relief Expedition"] page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/38/mode/2up ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I'' - Chitral] Archive.org | |||
*[http://archive.org/stream/reliefofchitral00youn#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Relief of Chitral''] by Captain G.J. Younghusband and Captain Frank E. Younghusband 1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org | *[http://archive.org/stream/reliefofchitral00youn#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Relief of Chitral''] by Captain G.J. Younghusband and Captain Frank E. Younghusband 1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withkellytochit00beyngoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''With Kelly to Chitral''] by Lt W G L Beynon, 1st Battallion 3rd Goorka Rifles, Staff Officer To Colonel Kelly's Relief Force, 1896 Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/withkellytochit00beyngoog#page/n11/mode/1up ''With Kelly to Chitral''] by Lt W G L Beynon, 1st Battallion 3rd Goorka Rifles, Staff Officer To Colonel Kelly's Relief Force, 1896 Archive.org | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/chitralcampaignn00thomiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Chitral Campaign: a Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour''] by H.C. Thomson 1895 Archive.org | *[http://archive.org/stream/chitralcampaignn00thomiala#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Chitral Campaign: a Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour''] by H.C. Thomson 1895 Archive.org | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hnb5qr?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''Chitral: the Story of a Minor Siege''] by Sir George S Robertson 1898 | *[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hnb5qr?urlappend=%3Bseq=11 ''Chitral: the Story of a Minor Siege''] by Sir George S Robertson 1898 HathiTrust Digital Library. [https://archive.org/details/chitrlstoryofm00robeuoft/page/n7/mode/2up Archive.org version]. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.525043 ''Townshend of Chitral and Kut: Based on the diaries and private papers of Sir Charles Vere Townshend''] by Erroll Sherson 1928. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2525/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. Events leading up to the Siege''] by Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 5, 1933. | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.2562/mode/2up ''Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral''] Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in ''Himalayan Journal'' No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3473/mode/2up ''Much Sounding Of Bugles - The Siege Of Chitral 1895''] by John Harris 1975. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset | |||
*[http://archive.org/stream/throughthreecamp00hent#page/n7/mode/2up ''Through Three Campaigns: a Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti''] by G. A. Henty , illustrated by Wal Paget. c 1904 Archive.org. An adventure story for younger readers. | *[http://archive.org/stream/throughthreecamp00hent#page/n7/mode/2up ''Through Three Campaigns: a Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti''] by G. A. Henty , illustrated by Wal Paget. c 1904 Archive.org. An adventure story for younger readers. | ||
Revision as of 02:54, 21 January 2021
| Chitral Campaign | |
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| January-April 1895 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Chitral, NWF | |
| 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 | |
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| Category: North West Frontier Campaigns | |
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See our interactive map of Chitral Campaign locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
The British sent political agent Surgeon Major George Robertson to Gilgit to report on a dispute between rival claimants to the throne of Chitral. Sher Afzal attacked the force in Chitral Fort which was then besieged. Colonel James Kelly made an arduous journey through the snowy passes from Gilgit fighting two actions on the way. He arrived at Chitral to find that the Chitralis have discontinued the siege. Maj-Gen Sir Robert Low's larger force from Nowshera stormed the Malakand Pass and broke the Chitrali resistance. The region remained tranquil until further unrest led to the Malakand Field Expedition.
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
- 1st Batt Bedfordshire Regt
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 15th Sikhs
- 37th Dogras
- No 1 British Field Hospital
- No 14 Native Field Hospital
Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield
- 1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 1st Batt Gordon Highlanders
- 4th Sikhs
- Guides Infantry
- No 2 British Field Hospital
- No 35 Native Field Hospital
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
- No 8 British Field Hospital
- No 19 Native Field Hospital
Divisional Troops
- 11th Bengal Lancers
- Guides Cavalry
- 13th Bengal Infantry
- 23rd Punjab Pioneers
- 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 from Roorkee
- No 4 British Field Hospital
- No 17 & 18 Native Field Hospitals
- No 1 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
Historical books online
- "Chitral Relief Expedition" page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org
- The Relief of Chitral by Captain G.J. Younghusband and Captain Frank E. Younghusband 1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org
- With Kelly to Chitral by Lt W G L Beynon, 1st Battallion 3rd Goorka Rifles, Staff Officer To Colonel Kelly's Relief Force, 1896 Archive.org
- The Chitral Campaign: a Narrative of Events in Chitral, Swat and Bajour by H.C. Thomson 1895 Archive.org
- Chitral: the Story of a Minor Siege by Sir George S Robertson 1898 HathiTrust Digital Library. Archive.org version.
- Townshend of Chitral and Kut: Based on the diaries and private papers of Sir Charles Vere Townshend by Erroll Sherson 1928. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
- Chitral Memories. Events leading up to the Siege by Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in Himalayan Journal No 5, 1933.
- Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in Himalayan Journal No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
- Much Sounding Of Bugles - The Siege Of Chitral 1895 by John Harris 1975. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset
- Through Three Campaigns: a Story of Chitral, Tirah, and Ashanti by G. A. Henty , illustrated by Wal Paget. c 1904 Archive.org. An adventure story for younger readers.
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 Story of the Guides: The Exploits of the Soldiers of the Famous Indian Army Regiment from the Northwest Frontier 1847-1900 Leonaur Ltd 2006 Available to read online Gutenbergor for purchase at The FIBIS Shop
- Capt H.L.Nevill DSO Campaigns on the North-West Frontier1912 (archive.org) Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 ISBN 1-845741-87-0