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FIRST DIVISION | FIRST DIVISION | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Col I.S.M.Hamilton CB DSO''<br>''Succeeded by Brig Gen R.Hart VC CB''<br>2nd Batt Derbyshire Regt ([[95th Regiment of Foot]])<br>1st Batt Devonshire Regt ([[11th Regiment of Foot]])<br>30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry ([[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]])<br>2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | ''Commander: Brig-Gen William Penn Symons''<br> | ||
'''First Brigade'''<br>''Col I.S.M.Hamilton CB DSO''<br>''Succeeded by Brig Gen R.Hart VC CB''<br>2nd Batt Derbyshire Regt ([[95th Regiment of Foot]])<br>1st Batt Devonshire Regt ([[11th Regiment of Foot]])<br>30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry ([[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]])<br>2nd Batt [[1st Gurkha Rifles]]<br>No 6 British Field Hospital<br>No 34 Native Hospital<br> | |||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gaselee ''Brig Gen A.Gaselee CB'']<br>2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt ([[19th Regiment of Foot]])<br>1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt ([[2nd Regiment of Foot]])<br>3rd Sikhs (see [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>2nd Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | '''Second Brigade'''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gaselee '' Commander: Brig Gen A.Gaselee CB'']<br>2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt ([[19th Regiment of Foot]])<br>1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt ([[2nd Regiment of Foot]])<br>3rd Sikhs (see [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]])<br>2nd Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>Two sections No 8 British Field Hospital<br>Two sections No 14 British Field Hospital<br>No 51 Native Hospital<br> | ||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]]<br>No1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br>No2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery<br>No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery<br>Two Coys Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>One Printing Section Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>(see [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners]])<br>[[28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]]<br>Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry<br>Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers<br>One Section British Field Hospital<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br>Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]]<br>No1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br>No2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery<br>No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery<br>Two Coys Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>One Printing Section Bengal Sappers & Miners<br>(see [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners]])<br>[[28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]]<br>Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry<br>Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers<br>One Section No13 British Field Hospital<br>No 63 Native Field Hospital<br> | ||
SECOND DIVISION | SECOND DIVISION | ||
''Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs''<br> | |||
'''Third Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO''<br>1st Batt [[Gordon Highlanders]]<br>1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt (see [[39th Regiment of Foot]])<br>15th Sikhs (see [[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]])<br>1st Batt 2nd Gurkhas (see [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | '''Third Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO''<br>1st Batt [[Gordon Highlanders]]<br>1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt (see [[39th Regiment of Foot]])<br>15th Sikhs (see [[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]])<br>1st Batt 2nd Gurkhas (see [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 23 March 2009
| Tirah Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 10 June 1897-April 1898 | |
| Location: | Tirah, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.798237°N 70.135386°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afridi & Orakzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir William Lockhart | ||
| Strength | ||
| British Officers 1,010 British Troops 10,882 Indian Troops 22,614 Total 34,506 Non-combatants 19,934 |
40-50,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Campaign Actions
Battle of Samana Ridge Aug-Sept 1897
Battle of Dargai Heights Oct 1897
Tirah Field Force
FIRST DIVISION
Commander: Brig-Gen William Penn Symons
First Brigade
Col I.S.M.Hamilton CB DSO
Succeeded by Brig Gen R.Hart VC CB
2nd Batt Derbyshire Regt (95th Regiment of Foot)
1st Batt Devonshire Regt (11th Regiment of Foot)
30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry)
2nd Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles
No 6 British Field Hospital
No 34 Native Hospital
Second Brigade
Commander: Brig Gen A.Gaselee CB
2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt (19th Regiment of Foot)
1st Batt Royal West Surrey Regt (2nd Regiment of Foot)
3rd Sikhs (see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
2nd Batt 4th Gurkha Rifles
Two sections No 8 British Field Hospital
Two sections No 14 British Field Hospital
No 51 Native Hospital
Divisional Troops
Two Squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
No1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery
No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery
Two Coys Bengal Sappers & Miners
One Printing Section Bengal Sappers & Miners
(see The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners)
28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry
Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers
One Section No13 British Field Hospital
No 63 Native Field Hospital
SECOND DIVISION
Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs
Third Brigade
Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO
1st Batt Gordon Highlanders
1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt (see 39th Regiment of Foot)
15th Sikhs (see 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
1st Batt 2nd Gurkhas (see 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles
Fourth Brigade
Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO
2nd Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers (see 25th Regiment of Foot)
1st Batt Northamptonshire Regt (see 48th Regiment of Foot)
36th Sikhs (see 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry)
1st Batt 3rd Gurkha Rifles
Divisional Troops
Two Squadrons 18th Bengal Lancers
No 8 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery
Machinegun Detachment 16th Lancers
No 4 Coy Madras Sappers & Miners
One Printing Section Madras Sappers & Miners
21st Madras Infantry Pioneers
Jhind Regt Imperial Service Infantry
Sirmur Imperial Service Sappers
One Section British Field Hospital
One Native Field Hospital
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia -Tirah Campaign
Google Books - Tirah Campaign
The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign from Devon heritage
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