Battle of Malakand Pass

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Battle of Malakand Pass
Part of the Chitral Expedition
Date3 April 1895
Location
Malakand Pass, British India
Result British victory
Belligerents

United Kingdom British Empire

 Chitralis
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Maj. Gen. Robert Low
United Kingdom Brig. Gen. Bindon Blood		 Umra Khan
Units involved
1st Gordon Highlanders
1st Bedford Regiment
37th Dogras
Pro-British Chitralis		 Tribesmen
Strength
c. 16,000 12,000+ tribesmen

The Battle of Malakand Pass pass took place in the Malakand Pass between a British expeditionary force commanded by Robert Low, a General of the British Indian Army against tribal Chitralis during the Chitral Expedition.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. Fincastle, The Viscount; Eliott-Lockhart, P. C. (2 February 2012). A Frontier Campaign: A Narrative of the Operations of the Malakand and Buner Field Forces, 1897–1898. Andrews UK Limited. p. 55. ISBN 9781781515518.
  2. Churchill, Winston (1 January 2010). The Story of the Malakand Field Force. Courier Corporation. p. 61. ISBN 9780486474748.
  3. Raugh, Harold E. (1 January 2004). The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 48. ISBN 9781576079256.
  4. Churchill, Winston (1 January 1902). The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan. Courier Corporation. p. 213. ISBN 9780486447858. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)