Chitral Expedition
| Chitral Expedition | |||||||
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A skirmish during the Chitral expedition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| British Empire Dir |
Jandol Chitral | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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George White Robert Low Shuja ul-Mulk Nawab Mohammad Sharif Khan |
Umra Khan Sher Afzul Khan Amir ul-Mulk | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,249 (Low Force) 1,400 (Fort & Gilgit force) | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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21 killed, 101 wounded (Low force) 165 killed, 88 wounded (Fort & Kelly force) |
500+ killed (at Malakand Pass only) Unknown but heavy | ||||||
The Chitral Expedition (Urdu:چترال فوجی مہم) was a military expedition in 1895 sent by the British authorities to relieve the fort at Chitral, which was under siege after a local coup following the death of the old ruler. An intervening British force of about 400 men was besieged in the fort until it was relieved by two expeditions, a small one from Gilgit and a larger one from Peshawar.