| Battle of Malakand Pass | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Chitral Expedition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chitralis | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Maj. Gen. Robert LowBrig. Gen. Bindon Blood | Umra Khan | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Gordon Highlanders 1st Bedford Regiment 37th Dogras Pro-British Chitralis | tribesmen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c.16,000 | 12,000+ tribesmen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 11 killed, 51 wounded | 500+ killed[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Malakand 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.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Fincastle, The Viscount; Eliott-Lockhart, P. C. (2012-02-02). A Frontier Campaign: A Narrative of the Operations of the Malakand and Buner Field Forces, 1897–1898. Andrews UK Limited. p. 55. ISBN 9781781515518.
- ^ Churchill, Winston (2010-01-01). The Story of the Malakand Field Force. Courier Corporation. p. 61. ISBN 9780486474748.
- ^ Raugh, Harold E. (2004-01-01). The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 48. ISBN 9781576079256.
- ^ Churchill, Winston (1902-01-01). The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan. Courier Corporation. p. 213. ISBN 9780486447858.