Chitral Campaign
Chitral Campaign | ||
---|---|---|
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
Date: | 1 April-15 May 1895 | |
Location: | Chitral, NWF | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 35.886041°N 71.797177°E | |
Result: | Submission of tribes | |
Combatants | ||
British & Indians | Chitrali tribesmen | |
Commanders | ||
Brig Gen Sir Robert Low | ||
Strength | ||
15,249 | ||
Casualties | ||
21 killed 101 wounded |
Campaign Actions
Chitral Relief Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB
- 1st Batt Bedfordshire Regt
(see 16th Regiment of Foot) - 1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
(see 60th Regiment of Foot) - 15th Sikhs
(see 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry) - 37th Dogras
(see 37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry)
Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield
- 1st Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers
(see 25th Regiment of Foot) - 1st Batt Gordon Highlanders
(see 100th Regiment of Foot) - 4th Sikhs
(see 4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force) - Guides Infantry
(see Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force)
Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO
- 1st Batt East Kent Regt
(see 3rd Regiment of Foot) - 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
(see 72nd Regiment of Foot) - 25th Punjab Infantry
(see 25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry) - 2nd Batt 4th Gurkha Rifles
Divisional Troops
11th Bengal Lancers
15th Field Battery Royal Artillery
3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery
3 Companies Sappers & Miners
Engineer Field Park
Half British Field Hospital
2 Native Field Hospitals
No1 Veterinary Field Hospital
Mazim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Chitral Campaign
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