Chitral Campaign

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Chitral Campaign
January-April 1895
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Chitral, NWF
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
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Chitral Campaign
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Summary

The British sent political agent Surgeon Major George Robertson to Gilgit to report on a dispute between rival claimants to the throne of Chitral. Sher Afzal attacked the force in Chitral Fort which was then besieged. Colonel James Kelly made an arduous journey through the snowy passes from Gilgit fighting two actions on the way. He arrived at Chitral to find that the Chitralis have discontinued the siege. Maj-Gen Sir Robert Low's larger force from Nowshera stormed the Malakand Pass and broke the Chitrali resistance. The region remained tranquil until further unrest led to the Malakand Field Expedition.

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
Photographs: View of Chitral Fort, 1895 and Chitral Fort, 1895 from an album of photographs compiled by Colonel Joseph Hume Balfour, 13th Lancers, Indian Army. National Army Museum NAM. 2001-02-335-57 and NAM. 2001-02-335-58

Historical books online

"Chitral Relief Expedition" page 521, same volume. Both Archive.org
  • The Relief of Chitral by Captain G.J. Younghusband and Captain Frank E. Younghusband 1897 (originally published October 1895) Archive.org
"The Relief of Chitral" page 161 The Story of the Guides by Col G J Younghusband 1908 Archive.org
Chitral Memories. The Siege of Chitral Lieut. Colonel B E M Gurdon. Originally published in Himalayan Journal No 6, 1934. Both Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.