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== External Links ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[httpCategory://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Punitive Expeditions|Black MountainExpedition 1852-53]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v_8IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=Mackeson&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=PDTNR5qBJJjWyATww6idCA#PPA201,M1 Mackeson's Obituary]
Internal links. Amend Combatant 1. Wikipedia link to Combatant 2.Amend date
[[Category:Battles]][[Category:Battles|Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[http[://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Black Mountain Category:Punitive Expeditions|Punitive Expeditions]]|date=December 1852-January 1853
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.617016,72.992962&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.617016°N 72.992962°E]
|result= Submission of tribes
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] British & Indians |combatant2=[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzaitribesmen]] tribesmen
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017610/ Lt Col Frederick Mackeson]
|commander2=
==Cause==
Two Customs Department officials who, despite being warned against entering [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai]] territory, did so and were murdered by the tribemen.<Nevill, Captain H. L., "Campaigns on the North West Frontier" Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore 2003 pg 22>
==Regiments==
* [[3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|3rd Native Infantry]]
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Sussex Regiment memorial - Black Mountain Expeditions]<br>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v_8IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA200&dq=Mackeson&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=PDTNR5qBJJjWyATww6idCA#PPA201,M1 Mackeson's Obituary]
== Recommended Reading ==
Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916 <br>Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005 <br>ISBN 1-845741-87-0
