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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 | 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 | ||
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Revision as of 09:05, 20 May 2009
| Chitral Campaign | ||
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| Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1908 | ||
| Date: | 1 April-15 May 1895 | |
| Location: | Chitral, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 35.886041°N 71.797177°E | |
| Result: | Submission of tribes | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Chitrali tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Robert Low | ||
| Strength | ||
| 15,249 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 21 killed 101 wounded |
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The Chitral Campaign of 1895.
Campaign Actions
Siege and Relief of Chitral
Battle of Malakand Pass
Chitral Relief Force
First Brigade
Brig Gen A.A.Kinloch CB
Second Brigade
Brig Gen H.G.Waterfield
Third Brigade
Brig Gen W.F.Gatacre DSO
- 1st Batt East Kent Regt
- 2nd Batt Seaforth Highlanders
- 25th Punjab Infantry
- 2nd Batt 4th Gurkha Rifles
Divisional Troops
- 11th Bengal Lancers
- 15th Field Battery Royal Artillery
- 3rd Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- 8th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery
- No2 Dejarat Mountain Battery
- 3 Companies Sappers & Miners
- Engineer Field Park
- Half British Field Hospital
- 2 Native Field Hospitals
- No1 Veterinary Field Hospital
- Maxim Gun Detachment 1st Batt Devonshire Regt
External Links
Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History
NWF Expeditions
Google Books - Chitral Campaign
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
