Battle of Nilt

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Battle of Nilt
Part of Hunza Nagar Campaign 1891
Date: 2 December 1891
Location: Nilt, Gilgit District, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 36.249998°N 74.416668°E
Result: Fort captured
Combatants
British Army Hunza & Nagar tribesmen
Commanders
Col Algernon Durand
Capt Fenton John Aylmer VC
Lieut Guy Boisragon VC
Strength
16 British officers
about 1,000 fighting men
Casualties

Field Force

5th Gurkhas (188 men)
20th Punjab Infantry (28 men)
Bengal Sappers & Miners (7 men)
24th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (2 guns)
Kashmir Imperial Service Infantry (661 Men)
Speding's Pathans (200 men)
Punial Levies

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Wikipedia - Hunza Nagar Canpaign
Google Books - Action at Nilt