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*No 4 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]<br> | *No 4 Company [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]<br> | ||
'''At Aghi'''<br>* | '''At Aghi'''<br>*No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)<br> | ||
*One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | *One Squadron [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Lancers]]<br> | ||
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | *[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Bengal Infantry]]<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Black Mountain Expeditions] Sussex Regiment memorial<br> | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Black Mountain] Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||
==== Historical Books on-line ==== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/168/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1891] archive.org | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0 | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 2 December 2009
| Black Mountain Expedition 1891 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 12 March-2 October 1891 | |
| Location: | Black Mountain Range, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.617016°N 72.992962°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Hassanzai, Akazai, and
Chagarzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen W.K.Elles CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| 7,300 British troops | ||
| Casualties | ||
Isazai Field Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen R.F.Williamson
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- No 2 Dejarat Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
- 4th Sikhs
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 37th Dogras
- Guides Infantry
Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
- No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- 11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles)
- 32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
- 2nd Batt 5th Gurkhas
- Khyber Rifles
Third Brigade
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
- No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
- 19th Bengal Infantry
- 27th Bengal Infantry
Divisional Troops
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- No 4 Company Bengal Sappers and Miners
At Aghi
*No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)
- One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
- 28th Bengal Infantry
External Links
North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Black Mountain Expeditions Sussex Regiment memorial
Black Mountain Imperial Gazetteer of India
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1891 archive.org
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