Chitral Campaign

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Chitral Campaign
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

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

Divisional Troops

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