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'''First Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC'''''<br> | '''First Brigade'''<br>'''''Brig Gen G.N.Channer VC'''''<br> | ||
''Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas''<br>4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br>1st Batt | ''Col J.M.Sym, 1st Batt 5th Gurkhas''<br> | ||
4th Hazara Mountain Battery (4 guns)<br> | |||
1st Batt [[5th Regiment of Foot|Northumberland Fusiliers]]<br> | |||
One Company [[72nd Regiment of Foot|2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders]]<br> | |||
[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]]<br> | |||
1st Batt [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]<br> | |||
Half 3rd Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br> | |||
''Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment''<br>1st South Irish Div. [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br>1st Batt Suffolk Regiment<br>(see [[12th Regiment of Foot]])<br>34th Pioneers<br>40th Bengal Infantry<br>(see [[40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]])<br>45th Sikhs<br>(see [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry]])<br> | ''Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment''<br>1st South Irish Div. [[Royal Artillery]] (2 guns)<br>1st Batt Suffolk Regiment<br>(see [[12th Regiment of Foot]])<br>34th Pioneers<br>40th Bengal Infantry<br>(see [[40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]])<br>45th Sikhs<br>(see [[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry]])<br> | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 16 April 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1888 | ||
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| 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
One Company 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
3rd Sikhs
1st Batt 5th Gurkhas
Half 3rd Company Sappers & Miners
Col R.H.O'G.Haly, 1st Batt Suffolk Regiment
1st South Irish Div. Royal Artillery (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 Artillery (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
(see 72nd Regiment of Foot)
15th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
2nd Sikhs
(see 2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
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
