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|partof=[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Black Mountain Expeditions]
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|partof=[[North West Frontier Campaigns]]
 
|date=3-22 October 1868
 
|date=3-22 October 1868
 
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF]
 
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mountain_of_Hazara Black Mountain Range, NWF]
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
 
|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]   
 
|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=  
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|result= Submission of tribes
 
|territory=
 
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Yusafzai tribesmen
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanzai Hassanzai tribesmen]
 
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029396/ Brig Gen Alfred Wilde]  
 
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029396/ Brig Gen Alfred Wilde]  
 
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== External Links ==
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[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India - Black Mountain]
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A complete account of the expedition is given in the ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I'' referenced below. Involvement of the 19th Foot can be found in the [[19th_Regiment_of_Foot#1866-71|19th Foot article]].  A list of 19th Foot officers serving in the campaign is also available ([[19th_Regiment_of_Foot#The_Hazara_Roll_-_1868_List_of_Officers|The Hazara Roll]]).
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==Field Force==
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'''First Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen R.O.Bright<br>
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1st Battalion [[19th Regiment of Foot]]<br>
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[[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjab Native Infantry]]<br>
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'''Second Brigade'''<br>Brig Gen J.L.Vaughan CB<br>
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1st Battalion [[6th Regiment of Foot]]<br>
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[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]]<br>
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[[2nd Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
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'''Divisional Troops & Reserve'''<br>
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S Battery [[Royal Horse Artillery]]<br>
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19th [[Royal Artillery]]<br>
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24th [[Royal Artillery]]<br>
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[[Hazara Mountain Battery]]<br>
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[[16th Bengal Cavalry]] (188 men)<br>
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[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (131 men)<br>
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Detachment Telegraph Sappers<br>
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[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]]<br>
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[[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
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[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkha Regiment]]<br>
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Levies & Police (518 men)<br>
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''At Darband''<br>
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[[38th Regiment of Foot]]<br>
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[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Bengal  Cavalry]]<br>
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[[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|31st Punjab Native Infantry]]<br>
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== External links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1859-1878 North West Frontier Military History] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Black Mountain Expeditions] Sussex Regiment memorial<br>
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[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V08_257.gif Black  Mountain] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/blackmountain1868.htm Black Mountain Expedition 1868] www.britishempire.co.uk
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==== Historical books online ====
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/110/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Black Mountain Expedition 1868] archive.org
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=s1MuAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA66 Black Mountain Campaign 1868] page 66 ''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
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/campaignsonnorth00nevi#page/64/mode/2up "Black Mountain Expedition, 1868"] page 64 ''Campaigns on the North-West Frontier'' by Capt H.L. Nevill DSO 1912 Archive.org
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[[Category:North West Frontier Campaigns|Black Mountain Expedition 1868]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 31 October 2017

Black Mountain Expedition 1868
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns
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

A complete account of the expedition is given in the Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I referenced below. Involvement of the 19th Foot can be found in the 19th Foot article. A list of 19th Foot officers serving in the campaign is also available (The Hazara Roll).

Field Force

First Brigade
Brig Gen R.O.Bright
1st Battalion 19th Regiment of Foot
20th Punjab Native Infantry

Second Brigade
Brig Gen J.L.Vaughan CB
1st Battalion 6th Regiment of Foot
3rd Sikh Infantry
2nd Gurkha Rifles

Divisional Troops & Reserve
S Battery Royal Horse Artillery
19th Royal Artillery
24th Royal Artillery
Hazara Mountain Battery
16th Bengal Cavalry (188 men)
Guides Cavalry (131 men)
Detachment Telegraph Sappers
2nd Punjab Infantry
4th Gurkha Rifles
5th Gurkha Regiment
Levies & Police (518 men)

At Darband
38th Regiment of Foot
9th Bengal Cavalry
31st Punjab Native Infantry

External links

North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
Black Mountain Expeditions Sussex Regiment memorial
Black Mountain Imperial Gazetteer of India
Black Mountain Expedition 1868 www.britishempire.co.uk

Historical books online