Black Mountain Expedition 1868

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Black Mountain Expedition 1868
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: 3-22 October 1868
Location: Black Mountain Range, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.617016°N 72.992962°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Hassanzai tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Alfred Wilde
Strength
12,500 British troops
Casualties

Field Force

First Brigade
Brig Gen R.O.Bright
1st Battalion 19th Regiment of Foot
20th Punjab Native Infantry
(see 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
1st Gurkha Rifles

Second Brigade
Brig Gen J.L.Vaughan CB
1st Battalion 6th Regiment of Foot
3rd Sikh Infantry
(see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
2nd Gurkha Regiment
(see 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles)

Divisional Troops & Reserve
S Battery Royal Horse Artillery
19th Royal Artillery
24th Royal Artillery
Hazara Mountain Battery
16th Bengal Cavalry (188 men)
Guides Cavalry (131 men)
Detachmant Telegraph Sappers
2nd Punjab Infantry
4th Gurkha Regiment
5th Gurkha Regiment
Levies & Police (518 men)

At Darband
38th Foot
9th Bengal Cavalry
31st Punjab Native Infantry

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain
Black Mountain Expedition 1868

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