Black Mountain Expedition 1888

Black Mountain Expedition 1888
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date:	4 October-14 November 1888
Location:	Black Mountain, NWF
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	34.617016°N 72.992962°E
Result:	Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians	Hassanzai, Akozai, Parari Saiyid and Tikariwal tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Gen John McQueen CB ADC
Strength
Casualties

See also Battle of Maidan

Field Force

First Brigade
Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC

Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)
1st Batt Northumberland Fusiliers
(see 5th Regiment of Foot)
One Company 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
(see 72nd Regiment of Foot)
3rd Sikhs
(see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
(see 5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force)
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners

Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artilllery (2 guns)
1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
(see 12th Regiment of Foot)
34th Pioneers
40th Bengal Infantry
(see 40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
45th Sikhs
(see 45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry)

Second Brigade
Brig Gen W.Galbraith

Lieut Col M.S.J.Sunderland, 2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artilllery (2 guns)
2nd Dejerat Mountain Battery (2 guns)
2nd Batt Royal Sussex Regiment
(see 35th Regiment of Foot)
14th Sikhs
24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Khyber Rifles (296 men)

Reserve Column
2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
15th Bengal Cavalry
2nd Sikhs
(see 14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
Kashmir Contingent (1,392 men)

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain