Ambela Campaign

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Ambela Campaign
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date: 18 October-23 December 1863
Location: Ambela Pass, Buner, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.398975°N 72.490498°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British Yusufzai tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen N Chamberlain
Strength
Casualties
238 killed
670 wounded
3,000 killed & wounded
Ambela Pass 1909

Ambela Field Force

First Brigade'
Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot
C-19th Royal Artillery (3 guns)
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery
71st Regiment of Foot
1st Punjab Infantry
3rd Punjab Infantry
5th Punjab Infantry
20th Punjab Native Infantry
32nd Punjab Native Infantry
5th Gurkha Regiment

Second Brigade
Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides
No 3 Punjab Light Field battery (3 Guns)
Hazara Mountain Train Battery
101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers (see 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers)
6th Punjab Infantry (see 6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
14th Native Infantry (see 14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry)
Guides Infantry (see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force)
4th Gurkha Regiment (see 4th Gurkha Rifles)

Divisional Troops
11th Bengal Cavalry (100 men) (see 11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers)
Guides Cavalry (100 men) (see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force)
Sappers & Miners

Reinforcements arrived December
7th Regiment of Foot
93rd Regiment of Foot
3rd Sikhs (see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force)
23rd Native Infantry Pioneers (see 23rd Punjab Pioneers)


External Links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
NWF Expeditions
British Empire - Ambela Campaign
Google Books - Ambela Campaign
Lieut Pitcher VC Wikipedia
Lieut Fosbery VC Wikipedia