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{{War|name=Chitral Campaign |dates= January-April 1895 |image= |combatant1=British & Indians |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_District#Population Chitrali tribesmen] |result= <br>Submission of tribes |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal India General Service Medal (1895-1902)]<br>Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895
{{War|name=Chitral Campaign |dates= January-April 1895 |image= |combatant1=British & Indians |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitral_District#Population Chitrali tribesmen] |result= <br>Submission of tribes |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Medal India General Service Medal (1895-1902)]<br>Clasps: Defence of Chitral 1895, Relief of Chitral 1895
|category=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]}}
|category=[[:Category:North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908|North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908]]}}
The '''Chitral Campaign''' of 1895.
== Campaign Actions ==
== Campaign Actions ==
 
See Category Page [[:Category:Chitral Campaign|Chitral Campaign]]
[[Siege and Relief of Chitral]] <br> [[Battle of Malakand Pass]]


== Chitral Relief Force ==
== Chitral Relief Force ==

Revision as of 18:26, 2 November 2009

Chitral Campaign
January-April 1895
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
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
Links:
Category: North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908

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

Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield

Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO

Divisional Troops

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


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 Relief of Chitral Bhavan Books & Prints,India 2004 ISBN 8186505504 ISBN 978-8186505502
  • 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 ISBN 1846770637 ISBN 978-1846770630 Available on Gutenberg
  • Capt H.L.Nevill DSO Campaigns of the North-West Frontier 1916 Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 ISBN 1-845741-87-0