Black Mountain Expedition 1891

Black Mountain Expedition 1891
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908
Date:	12 March-2 October 1891
Location:	Black Mountain Range, NWF
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	34.617016°N 72.992962°E
Result:	Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians	Hassanzai, Akazai, and Chagarzai tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Gen W.K.Elles CB
Strength
7,300 British troops
Casualties

Isazai Field Force

First Brigade
Brig Gen R.F.Williamson
No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
4th Sikhs
32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
37th Dogras
Guides Infantry

Second Brigade
Brig Gen A.G.Hammond VC DSO
No 9 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
1st Batt Royal Welsh Fusiliers
11th Bengal Infantry (replaced end of May by 1st Batt 1st Gurkha Rifles)
32nd Bengal Infantry Pioneers
2nd Batt 5th Gurkhas
Khyber Rifles

Third Brigade
Brig Gen Sir William Lockhart KCB CSI
No 1 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery (3 guns)
One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
1st Batt King's Royal Rifles
19th Bengal Infantry
27th Bengal Infantry

Divisional Troops
One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
(see 11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers)
No4 Company Bengal Sappers & Miners

At Aghi
No2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery (3 guns)
One Squadron 11th Bengal Lancers
28th Bengal Infantry