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'''Divisional Troops'''
*Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]]
*No1 No 1 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]*No2 No 2 (Kohat) Mountain Battery*No2 No 2 (Dejarat) Mountain Battery
*Two Coys [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]]
*One Printing Section [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers & Miners]]
*Nabha Regt Imperial Service Infantry
*Mala Kotla Imperial Service Sappers
*One Section No13 No 13 British Field Hospital
*No 63 Native Field Hospital<br>
''Commander: Maj-Gen A G Yeatman-Biggs''<br>
'''Third Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen F.J.Kempster DSO''<br>*1st Batt [[Gordon Highlanders]]<br>*1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt (see [[39th Regiment of Foot|Dorsetshire Regt]])<br>15th Sikhs (see *[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Sikhs]])<br>*1st Batt 2nd Gurkhas (see [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles|2nd Gurkhas]]<br>
'''Fourth Brigade'''<br>''Brig Gen R.Westmacott CB DSO''<br>*2nd Batt [[25th Regiment of Foot|King's Own Scottish Borderers (see [[25th Regiment of Foot]])<br>*1st Batt Northamptonshire Regt (see [[48th Regiment of Foot|Northamptonshire Regt]])<br>36th Sikhs (see *[[36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry|36th Sikhs]])<br>*1st Batt [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''Divisional Troops'''<br>*Two Squadrons [[18th Bengal Lancers]]<br>*No 8 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br>*No 9 Mountain Battery [[Royal Artillery]]<br>*No 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery<br> * Machinegun Detachment [[16th Lancers<br>]]*No 4 Coy [[Madras Sappers & Miners<br>]]*One Printing Section [[Madras Sappers & Miners<br>]]*[[21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)]]<br>*Jhind Regt Imperial Service Infantry<br>*Sirmur Imperial Service Sappers<br>*One Section British Field Hospital<br>*One Native Field Hospital<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-West_Frontier_(military_history)#1878-1898 Wikipedia - North West Frontier Military History]<br>[http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/nwfrontc.htm NWF Expeditions]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirah_Campaign Wikipedia -Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastbourneSussexRegimentMemorial.html#BlackMountain Google Books - Tirah Campaign]<br>[http://www.devonheritage.org/Nonplace/DevonReg/TheDevonshireRegimentandtheTirahCampaign.htm The Devonshire Regiment and the Tirah Campaign] from Devon heritage
== 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

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