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|date=18 October-23 December 1863 | |date=18 October-23 December 1863 | ||
| − | |location= [ | + | |location= [[Ambela Pass]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buner_District Buner], NWF |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.398975,72.490498&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.398975°N 72.490498°E] | |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.398975,72.490498&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.398975°N 72.490498°E] | ||
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[[Image:Ambela-Pass.jpg|thumb|Ambela Pass 1909]] | [[Image:Ambela-Pass.jpg|thumb|Ambela Pass 1909]] | ||
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| + | ==Spelling variants== | ||
| + | Ambela; Ambeyla; Ambayla; Umbeyla; Umbeylah; Umbayla: Ambella; Umballah | ||
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| + | == Summary == | ||
| + | Following their defeat at the [[Battle of Sittana]] in 1858 the Hindustani Fanatics built up a new settlement at Malka and began raiding settlements in British territory. The Governor of the Punjab sent an expedition under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Bowles_Chamberlain Brigadier Neville Bowles Chamberlain]. The fanatics persuaded the Bunerwal tribesmen that their land would be taken over. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhund_of_Swat Akhund of Swat] also lent support. Due to this, British met strong opposition at the Ambela Pass and were held up for four weeks. After Chamberlain was wounded, he was replaced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garvock Major General John Garvock] who broke out of the pass and eventually obtained the submission of the Bunerwals. The British burned Malka but suffered nearly 1,000 casualties. | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/5/mode/1up John Miller Adye (1819-1900)]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/57/mode/1up Charles Henry Brownlow (1831-1916)]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/77/mode/1up Neville Bowles Chamberlain (1820-1902)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/160/mode/1up John Garvock (18??-1878)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/210/mode/1up Thomas Elliott Hughes (1830-1886)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/235/mode/1up Charles Patton Keyes (1823-1896)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/417/mode/1up Reynell George Taylor (1822-1886)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/451/mode/1up Alfred Thomas Wilde (1819-1878)]<br> | ||
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== Ambela Field Force == | == Ambela Field Force == | ||
| − | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot'' | + | '''First Brigade'''<br>''Col W.W.Turner CB, 97th Foot'' |
| − | C-19th [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns) | + | *C-19th [[Royal Artillery]] (3 guns) |
| − | Peshawar Mountain Train Battery | + | *[[Peshawar Mountain Battery|Peshawar Mountain Train Battery]] |
| − | [[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] | + | *[[71st Regiment of Foot]]<br> |
| − | [[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] | + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]] |
| − | [[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] | + | *[[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Infantry]] |
| − | [[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]] | + | *[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] |
| − | [[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Punjab Native Infantry]] | + | *[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]] |
| − | [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]]<br> | + | *[[32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|32nd Punjab Native Infantry]] |
| + | *[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]]<br> | ||
| − | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides'' | + | '''Second Brigade'''<br>''Lt Col A.T.Wilde CB, Corps of Guides'' |
| − | No 3 Punjab Light Field battery (3 Guns) | + | *No 3 Punjab Light Field battery (3 Guns) |
| − | Hazara Mountain Train Battery | + | *[[Hazara Mountain Battery|Hazara Mountain Train Battery]] |
| − | [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers]] | + | *[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers]] |
| − | [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] | + | *[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] |
| − | [[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]] | + | *[[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Native Infantry]] |
| − | [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] | + | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] |
| − | [[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]]<br> | + | *[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkha Regiment]]<br> |
'''Divisional Troops'''<br> | '''Divisional Troops'''<br> | ||
| − | [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Cavalry]] (100 men) | + | *[[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|11th Bengal Cavalry]] (100 men) |
| − | [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (100 men) | + | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (100 men) |
| − | [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br> | + | *[[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]]<br> |
| − | '''Reinforcements arrived December''' | + | '''Reinforcements arrived December''' |
| − | [[7th Regiment of Foot]] | + | *[[7th Regiment of Foot]] |
| − | [[93rd Regiment of Foot]] | + | *[[93rd Regiment of Foot]] |
| − | [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]] | + | *[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikhs]] |
| − | [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Native Infantry Pioneers]]<br> | + | *[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Native Infantry Pioneers]]<br> |
| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions] www.antiquesatoz.com<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/ambela/ambela1863images.htm Ambela Campaign] British Empire<br> | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hQYDAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA182&dq=Umbeyla&as_brr=3&ei=WIeYSIzxG4m2iwGal8nDBw#PPA182,M1 Ambela Campaign] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_297.gif Ambela] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_William_Pitcher Lieut Pitcher VC] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vincent_Fosbery Lieut Fosbery VC] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13086793 "Signs Of Mischief Brewing In India (From the Bombay Gazette, September 9)"] Reprinted in ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' Monday 2 November 1863 trove.nla.gov.au | ||
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| + | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/historyofbritishmap13fort#page/n16/mode/1up Map of the Ambela Campaign 1863-1864] from ''A History of the British Army'' by Sir John William Fortescue. Maps and Plans for Volume 13. Archive.org | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=s0ssjmWM4ZsC&pg=PR1 ''Sitana: a mountain campaign on the borders of Afghanistan in 1863''] by Colonel John Adye 1867 Google Books | ||
| + | :[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028000101#page/n217/mode/2up “Frontier Campaign in the Afghan Mountains”] page 185, ''Recollections of a Military Life'' by General Sir John Adye , RA 1895 Archive.org. | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/rusijournalvolu00britgoog#page/n648/mode/1up "The Umbeyla Campaign"] by Captain Fosbery V.C., page 548 ''Journal of the Royal United Service Institution Volume 11'' 1868 Archive.org | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/230/mode/2upup Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Ambela Campaign] Archive.org<br /> | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA45 "The Umbeyla Campaign"], page 45 ''The administration of India from 1859-1868: the first ten years of Administration under the Crown, Volume 2'' by Iltudus Thomas Prichard 1869 Google Books | ||
| + | *''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief'' by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/280/mode/2up Umbeyla Expedition] Archive.org<br /> | ||
| + | *''Reynell Taylor - a biography'' by E Gambier Parry 1888 [http://www.archive.org/stream/reynelltaylorcbc00gamb#page/272/mode/2up The Umbeylah War] Archive.org<br /> | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hildiala#page/132/mode/2up The 71st Regiment in the Campaign], page 133 ''Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876'' by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org. | ||
| + | *[http://archive.org/stream/asoldiersexperi00gowigoog#page/n372/mode/2up "The Umballah Campaign of 1863"], page 315 ''A Soldier's Experience: Or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, the Afghan Campaigns of 1863'' by one of the [[7th Regiment of Foot|Royal Fusiliers]] (Timothy Gowing) 1892 Archive.org. | ||
| + | *[http://archive.org/stream/throughpersiain00stewgoog#page/n80/mode/2up "The Umbeylah Campaign"], page 47 ''Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny'' by Colonel Charles E. Stewart edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.88056/page/168/mode/2up "Ambeyla"] page 169, Vol. II ''General Sir Alex Taylor G.C.B., R.E.: his Times, his Friends, and his Work'' by A. Cameron Taylor, his daughter, 1913 Archive.org. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/memoirswithfulla00rossuoft#page/12/mode/2up "The Ambayla Campaign"] page 12 ''Memoirs, with a full account of the great malaria problem and its solution'' by Ronald Ross 1923 Archive.org. The account of the author’s father, Major Campbell Claye Grant Ross, who was in command of the [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Fezozepore Sikhs]]. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/ThePathansByOlafCaroe/The-Pathans-By-Olaf-Caroe-ISBN10-%200710306822#page/n379/mode/2up "Ambela"], page 360 ''The Pathans 550 B.C.-A.D. I957'', by Olaf Caroe 1958 Archive.org. The author was Governor of the N-W Frontier Province 1946-1947. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:12, 3 December 2020
| Ambela Campaign | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns | ||
| 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 | |
Contents
Spelling variants
Ambela; Ambeyla; Ambayla; Umbeyla; Umbeylah; Umbayla: Ambella; Umballah
Summary
Following their defeat at the Battle of Sittana in 1858 the Hindustani Fanatics built up a new settlement at Malka and began raiding settlements in British territory. The Governor of the Punjab sent an expedition under Brigadier Neville Bowles Chamberlain. The fanatics persuaded the Bunerwal tribesmen that their land would be taken over. The Akhund of Swat also lent support. Due to this, British met strong opposition at the Ambela Pass and were held up for four weeks. After Chamberlain was wounded, he was replaced by Major General John Garvock who broke out of the pass and eventually obtained the submission of the Bunerwals. The British burned Malka but suffered nearly 1,000 casualties.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
John Miller Adye (1819-1900)
Charles Henry Brownlow (1831-1916)
Neville Bowles Chamberlain (1820-1902)
John Garvock (18??-1878)
Thomas Elliott Hughes (1830-1886)
Charles Patton Keyes (1823-1896)
Reynell George Taylor (1822-1886)
Alfred Thomas Wilde (1819-1878)
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
- 6th Punjab Infantry
- 14th Native Infantry
- Guides Infantry
- 4th Gurkha Regiment
Divisional Troops
- 11th Bengal Cavalry (100 men)
- Guides Cavalry (100 men)
- Sappers & Miners
Reinforcements arrived December
External links
- North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
- NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
- Ambela Campaign British Empire
- Ambela Campaign Google Books
- Ambela Imperial Gazetteer
- Lieut Pitcher VC Wikipedia
- Lieut Fosbery VC Wikipedia
- "Signs Of Mischief Brewing In India (From the Bombay Gazette, September 9)" Reprinted in The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 2 November 1863 trove.nla.gov.au
Historical books online
- Map of the Ambela Campaign 1863-1864 from A History of the British Army by Sir John William Fortescue. Maps and Plans for Volume 13. Archive.org
- Sitana: a mountain campaign on the borders of Afghanistan in 1863 by Colonel John Adye 1867 Google Books
- “Frontier Campaign in the Afghan Mountains” page 185, Recollections of a Military Life by General Sir John Adye , RA 1895 Archive.org.
- "The Umbeyla Campaign" by Captain Fosbery V.C., page 548 Journal of the Royal United Service Institution Volume 11 1868 Archive.org
- Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Ambela Campaign Archive.org
- "The Umbeyla Campaign", page 45 The administration of India from 1859-1868: the first ten years of Administration under the Crown, Volume 2 by Iltudus Thomas Prichard 1869 Google Books
- Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 Umbeyla Expedition Archive.org
- Reynell Taylor - a biography by E Gambier Parry 1888 The Umbeylah War Archive.org
- The 71st Regiment in the Campaign, page 133 Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876 by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org.
- "The Umballah Campaign of 1863", page 315 A Soldier's Experience: Or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, the Afghan Campaigns of 1863 by one of the Royal Fusiliers (Timothy Gowing) 1892 Archive.org.
- "The Umbeylah Campaign", page 47 Through Persia in disguise, with reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny by Colonel Charles E. Stewart edited from his diaries by Basil Stewart. 1911 Archive.org
- "Ambeyla" page 169, Vol. II General Sir Alex Taylor G.C.B., R.E.: his Times, his Friends, and his Work by A. Cameron Taylor, his daughter, 1913 Archive.org.
- "The Ambayla Campaign" page 12 Memoirs, with a full account of the great malaria problem and its solution by Ronald Ross 1923 Archive.org. The account of the author’s father, Major Campbell Claye Grant Ross, who was in command of the Fezozepore Sikhs.
- "Ambela", page 360 The Pathans 550 B.C.-A.D. I957, by Olaf Caroe 1958 Archive.org. The author was Governor of the N-W Frontier Province 1946-1947.
