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*37th Dogras<br>(see [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry]])<br> | *37th Dogras<br>(see [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry]])<br> | ||
'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield | '''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield | ||
*1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers<br>(see [[25th Regiment of Foot]]) | |||
*1st Batt Gordon Highlanders<br>(see [[100th Regiment of Foot]]) | |||
*4th Sikhs<br>(see [[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]) | |||
*Guides Infantry<br>(see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]) | |||
'''Third Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO | '''Third Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO | ||
*1st Batt East Kent Regt<br>(see [[3rd Regiment of Foot]]) | |||
*2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders<br>(see [[72nd Regiment of Foot]]) | |||
*25th Punjab Infantry<br>(see [[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]) | |||
*2nd Batt [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br> | |||
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>11th Bengal Lancers<br>15th Field Battery Royal Artillery<br>3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery<br>3 Companies Sappers & Miners<br>Engineer Field Park<br>Half British Field Hospital<br>2 Native Field Hospitals<br>No1 Veterinary Field Hospital<br>Mazim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br>11th Bengal Lancers<br>15th Field Battery Royal Artillery<br>3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery<br>No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery<br>3 Companies Sappers & Miners<br>Engineer Field Park<br>Half British Field Hospital<br>2 Native Field Hospitals<br>No1 Veterinary Field Hospital<br>Mazim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 7 April 2009
| Chitral Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 1 April-15 May 1895 | |
| Location: | Chitral, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 35.886041°N 71.797177°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Chitrali tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Robert Low | ||
| Strength | ||
| 15,249 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 21 killed 101 wounded |
||
Campaign Actions
Siege and Relief of Chitral
Battle of Malakand Pass
Chitral Relief Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB
- 1st Batt Bedfordshire Regt
(see 16th Regiment of Foot) - 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
(see 60th Regiment of Foot) - 15th Sikhs
(see 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) - 37th Dogras
(see 37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry)
Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield
- 1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers
(see 25th Regiment of Foot) - 1st Batt Gordon Highlanders
(see 100th Regiment of Foot) - 4th Sikhs
(see 4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force) - Guides Infantry
(see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force)
Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO
- 1st Batt East Kent Regt
(see 3rd Regiment of Foot) - 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
(see 72nd Regiment of Foot) - 25th Punjab Infantry
(see 25th Regiment of 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
No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery
3 Companies Sappers & Miners
Engineer Field Park
Half British Field Hospital
2 Native Field Hospitals
No1 Veterinary Field Hospital
Mazim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Chitral Campaign
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