First Black Mountain Expedition
| First Black Mountain Expedition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 British Empire | Hassanzai Tribesmen | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lt. Col. Frederick Mackeson | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2400 Soldiers 1400 Native Militia 17 Cannons | Several Thousand | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 Killed 10 Wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The First Black Mountain Expedition was a British-Indian military expedition to the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan.[1]
The war began when two British customs officers were killed by tribesmen.[2]
References
- ^ "Expeditions Against the Frontier Tribes of the Northwest Frontier Province". www.antiquesatoz.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Black Mountain Expedition 1852-53 - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
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