Black Mountain Expedition 1868

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Black Mountain Expedition 1868
Part of Punitive Expeditions
Date: 3-22 October 1868
Location: Black Mountain Range, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.617016°N 72.992962°E
Result: Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians Hassanzai tribesmen
Commanders
Brig Gen Alfred Wilde
Strength
12,500 British troops
Casualties

External Links

Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions
Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain
Black Mountain Expedition 1868

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