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	The '''24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]].		The '''24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]].
			==Formation==
			The battery was raised in 1851, at [[Haripur, Pakistan\|Haripur]] in order to help defend the [[Hazara District]] of the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]].
			==Name changes==
			The battery has gone through many name changes<ref name="List">{{cite book\|last=\|first=\|title=The Quarterly Indian Army List for October 1933\|publisher=Army Headquarters, India\|date=1933\|page=283}}</ref> -
			*Hazara Mountain Train
			*In 1856, Hazara Mountain Train Battery, Punjab Irregular Force
			*In 1865, Hazara Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force
			*In 1876, No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force
			*In 1901, Hazara Mountain Battery
			*In 1903, 24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
			*In 1920, 24th Hazara Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
			*In 1921, 104th (Hazara) Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
			*In 1927, 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
			*In 1932, 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery, R.A., F.F.
			==History==
			[[Image:RML7pounderMountanGunHazaraBattery1895.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr Mountain gun of Hazara Battery in [[Hazara, Pakistan\|Hazara]] listing the crew's ranks in the caption.]]
			The 4th soon saw action in numerous small campaigns on the North West Frontier. In 1878, the 4th took part in the [[Second Afghan War]] at the [[Battle of Ali Masjid]], and later took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]] in Kabul, where it remained as part of the garrison when the rest of the force marched on [[Kandahar]]. In 1885, the Battery took part in the [[Second Burmese War]]. It was at Hunza during the [[Hunza–Nagar Campaign\|campaign in 1891]]. In 1895, the Battery was back fighting on the Frontier as part of the [[Chitral Expedition]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].<ref name="Mountain">{{cite book\|last=Graham\|first=Brigadier General C.A.L.\|title=The history of the Indian Mountain Artillery\|publisher=Gale and Polden Ltd\|year=1957\|page=}}</ref>

	~~The battery was raised in 1851, at~~ [[~~Haripur, Pakistan\|Haripur~~]] in ~~order to help defend the~~ [[~~Hazara District~~]] of the ~~[[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]]~~. ~~The 4th soon saw action in numerous small campaigns on~~ the ~~North West Frontier. In 1878~~, the ~~4th took part~~ in the [[~~Second~~ Afghan War]] at the [[~~Battle of Ali Masjid]]~~, and ~~later took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment~~]] ~~in Kabul~~, ~~where it remained as part of the garrison when the rest of~~ the ~~force marched on~~ [[~~Kandahar~~]]~~. In 1885~~, ~~the Battery took part in~~ the [[~~Second Burmese War~~]]~~. It was at Hunza during~~ the [[~~Hunza–Nagar Campaign\|~~campaign ~~in 1891~~]]. ~~In 1895, the Battery was back fighting~~ on the Frontier ~~as part~~ of the ~~[[Chitral Expedition]]~~. ~~To honour the visit~~ of ~~the Prince and Princess~~ of ~~Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].~~		During [[World War I]], the 4th left India in 1917, for [[East Africa]] where it would remain until the Armistice. Between the wars, the Battery saw service in the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Afridi Redshirt Rebellion, Indian North West Frontier 1930–1931\|Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion (1930–1)]], the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], and operations against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] in the [[Waziristan campaign 1936–1939]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=India\|first=Government of\|title= Official History of Operations on the North-West Frontier of India 1920-1935\|year=1935\|publisher=Manager of Publications, Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=India\|first=Government of\|title=Official History of Operations on the N. W. Frontier of India 1936–37\|year=1943\|publisher=Manager of Publications, Delhi }}</ref>

	~~During [[World War I]], the 4th left India~~ in ~~1917, for [[East Africa]] where it would remain until the Armistice. Between the wars, the Battery saw service in the [[Third Afghan War]]~~ of ~~1919,~~ the [[~~Afridi Redshirt Rebellion, Indian North West Frontier 1930–1931\|Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion~~ (~~1930–1~~)]], the [[~~Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)~~]]~~, and operations against the~~ [[~~Fakir of Ipi~~]] in the [[~~Waziristan campaign 1936–1939~~]]~~. It was deployed to~~ [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]] ~~at the opening of [[World War II]],~~ and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison.		It was deployed in 1939 as part of the [[22 Medium Regiment (India)\|22nd Mountain Regiment]] for the [[Malayan campaign]] of [[World War II]]. It took part in the [[Battle of Jitra]] and the [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]] and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison. Following the independence of India, the regiment was allotted to the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="Mountain"/> Shortly after it took part in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]]. The battery was transferred to [[56 Field Regiment (India)\|56 Mountain Composite Regiment (Pack)]] in April 1964.

	[[~~Image:RML7pounderMountanGunHazaraBattery1895~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr~~ Mountain ~~gun~~ of ~~Hazara Battery in~~ [[~~Hazara, Pakistan~~\|~~Hazara~~]] ~~listing the crew's ranks~~ in ~~the caption~~.]]

			==Battle honours==
			The battery has the won the following battle honours<ref name="List"/>-
			*[[Battle of Ali Masjid\|Ali Masjid]]
			*[[Second Anglo-Afghan War\|Kabul, 1879]]
			*[[Second Anglo-Afghan War\|Afghanistan, 1878-80]]
			*[[Third Anglo-Burmese War\|Burma 1885–87]]
			*[[Chitral Expedition\|Chitral]]
			*[[East African campaign (World War I)\|E.Africa 1917-18]]
			*[[Battle of Jitra\|Jitra]]
			==See also==
			*[[22 Medium Regiment (India)\|22 Medium Regiment]]
			*[[56 Field Regiment (India)\|56 Field Regiment]]
			==Notes==
			{{reflist}}
	==References==		==References==
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN\|1-870423-30-5}}		*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN\|1-870423-30-5}}
	*{{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=Rinaldi\|first=Richard A\|year=2008\|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914\|publisher=Ravi Rikhye\|isbn=978-0-9776072-8-0}}
	*{{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=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}}		*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914–1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
			==Further reading==
			* {{cite web\| title=The Historical Record of No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force, Punjab Government Press, Lahore, 1888\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278775/mode/2up\|access-date=2022-01-08}}

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	The '''24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery was raised in 1851, at [[Haripur, Pakistan\|Haripur]] in order to help defend the [[Hazara District]] of the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]]. The 4th soon saw action in numerous small campaigns on the North West Frontier. In 1878, the 4th took part in the [[Second Afghan War]] at the [[Battle of Ali Masjid]], and later took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]], where it remained as part of the garrison when the rest of the force marched on [[Kandahar]]. In 1885, the Battery took part in the [[Second Burmese War]]. It was at Hunza during the campaign in 1891. In 1895, the Battery was back fighting on the Frontier as part of the [[Chitral Expedition]].To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]]. During [[World War I]], the 4th left India in 1917, for [[East Africa]] where it would remain until the Armistice. Between the wars, the Battery saw service in the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion (1930–1)]], the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], and operations against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] in the [[Waziristan campaign 1936–1939]]. It was deployed to Singapore at the opening of [[World War II]], and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison.		The '''24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]].

			The battery was raised in 1851, at [[Haripur, Pakistan\|Haripur]] in order to help defend the [[Hazara District]] of the [[North-West Frontier (military history)\|North West Frontier]]. The 4th soon saw action in numerous small campaigns on the North West Frontier. In 1878, the 4th took part in the [[Second Afghan War]] at the [[Battle of Ali Masjid]], and later took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]] in Kabul, where it remained as part of the garrison when the rest of the force marched on [[Kandahar]]. In 1885, the Battery took part in the [[Second Burmese War]]. It was at Hunza during the [[Hunza–Nagar Campaign\|campaign in 1891]]. In 1895, the Battery was back fighting on the Frontier as part of the [[Chitral Expedition]]. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].

			During [[World War I]], the 4th left India in 1917, for [[East Africa]] where it would remain until the Armistice. Between the wars, the Battery saw service in the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Afridi Redshirt Rebellion, Indian North West Frontier 1930–1931\|Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion (1930–1)]], the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], and operations against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] in the [[Waziristan campaign 1936–1939]]. It was deployed to [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]] at the opening of [[World War II]], and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison.

	[[Image:RML7pounderMountanGunHazaraBattery1895.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr Mountain gun of Hazara Battery in [[Hazara, Pakistan\|Hazara]] listing the crew's ranks in the caption.]]		[[Image:RML7pounderMountanGunHazaraBattery1895.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr Mountain gun of Hazara Battery in [[Hazara, Pakistan\|Hazara]] listing the crew's ranks in the caption.]]
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			*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN\|1-870423-30-5}}
	*{{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=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=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}}		*{{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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The '''24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)''' was an artillery battery of the [[British Indian Army]]. The battery was raised in 1851, at [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]] in order to help defend the [[Hazara District]] of the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]]. The 4th soon saw action in numerous small campaigns on the North West Frontier. In 1878, the 4th took part in the [[Second Afghan War]] at the [[Battle of Ali Masjid]], and later took part in the [[Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment]], where it remained as part of the garrison when the rest of the force marched on [[Kandahar]]. In 1885, the Battery took part in the [[Second Burmese War]]. It was at Hunza during the campaign in 1891. In 1895, the Battery was back fighting on the Frontier as part of the [[Chitral Expedition]].To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]]. During [[World War I]], the 4th left India in 1917, for [[East Africa]] where it would remain until the Armistice. Between the wars, the Battery saw service in the [[Third Afghan War]] of 1919, the [[Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion (1930–1)]], the [[Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)]], and operations against the [[Fakir of Ipi]] in the [[Waziristan campaign 1936–1939]]. It was deployed to Singapore at the opening of [[World War II]], and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison.

[[Image:RML7pounderMountanGunHazaraBattery1895.jpg|thumb|250px|Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr Mountain gun of Hazara Battery in [[Hazara, Pakistan|Hazara]] listing the crew's ranks in the caption.]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

*{{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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