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	*{{cite book\|~~last~~=Barthorp\|~~first~~=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}		*{{cite book\|last1=Barthorp\|first1=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
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	*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}		*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

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	The '''2nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery in the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery was raised in 1851, from disbanded [[Sikh]] artillerymen following the [[Second Sikh War]].		The '''2nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery in the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery was raised in 1851, from disbanded [[Sikh]] artillerymen following the [[Second Sikh War]].

	In 1857, one detachment saw service against mutineers in [[Oudh]] and [[Bundlekand]] in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. The [[Second Afghan War]], saw the Derajat Mountain Battery with [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts\|~~Lord~~ Roberts]] throughout the war~~; from~~ the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]] and the [[~~Siege~~ of the Sherpur Cantonment]] and then on to ~~that most famous march~~ south to the [[Battle of Kandahar]]. After the war, in addition to numerous minor Frontier campaigns ~~throughout the Century~~, the 2nd took part in the [[Chitral Expedition]]~~. When Major-General Low's was in charge of the relief of Chitral Fort in 1895, which was under siege after a local coup~~. Two years later it took part in the operations of the [[Tirah Campaign]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to ~~Indian~~ they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]]. In the ~~Great~~ War, the 2nd in 1916 joined the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] in the campaign against the Germans in [[German East Africa]], where it would remain until the Armistice. After the war, the Battery saw service during the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], [[Mohmand Campaign (1935)]] and operations in Waziristan against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] from 1936. In [[World War II]] they were part of the force sent to the [[East African Campaign (World War II)\|East African Campaign]].		In 1857, one detachment saw service against mutineers in [[Oudh]] and [[Bundlekand]] in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. The [[Second Afghan War]] (1878–80) saw the Derajat Mountain Battery serve with [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts\|General Roberts]] throughout the war, and were present at the battles of [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal\|Peiwar Kotal]] and [[Battle of Charasiab\|Charasiab]], the [[siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]] at [[Kabul]], and then on the march to south Afghanistan and the [[Battle of Kandahar (1880)\|Battle of Kandahar]]. After the war, in addition to numerous minor Frontier campaigns, the 2nd took part in the 1895 [[Chitral Expedition]]. Two years later it took part in the operations of the [[Tirah Campaign]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].

			In the [[First World War]], the 2nd in 1916 joined the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] in the campaign against the Germans in [[German East Africa]], where it would remain until the Armistice. After the war, the Battery saw service during the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], [[Mohmand Campaign (1935)]] and [[ Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|operations in Waziristan]] against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] from 1936. In [[World War II]] they were part of the force sent to the [[East African Campaign (World War II)\|East African Campaign]].

			On the partition of India in 1947, the battery was allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].

	==References==		==References==
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The '''2nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery in the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery was raised in 1851, from disbanded [[Sikh]] artillerymen following the [[Second Sikh War]].

In 1857, one detachment saw service against mutineers in [[Oudh]] and [[Bundlekand]] in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. The [[Second Afghan War]], saw the Derajat Mountain Battery with [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] throughout the war; from the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]] and the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]] and then on to that most famous march south to the [[Battle of Kandahar]]. After the war, in addition to numerous minor Frontier campaigns throughout the Century, the 2nd took part in the [[Chitral Expedition]]. When Major-General Low's was in charge of the relief of Chitral Fort in 1895, which was under siege after a local coup. Two years later it took part in the operations of the [[Tirah Campaign]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]]. In the Great War, the 2nd in 1916 joined the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] in the campaign against the Germans in [[German East Africa]], where it would remain until the Armistice. After the war, the Battery saw service during the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], [[Mohmand Campaign (1935)]] and operations in Waziristan against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] from 1936. In [[World War II]] they were part of the force sent to the [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}

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[[Category:Indian World War I regiments]]
[[Category:Indian World War II regiments]]
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[[Category:Artillery units and formations]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in India]]

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