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2nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
2nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
Active	1849–1947
Country	Indian Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Artillery
Part of	Punjab Army (to 1895); Punjab Command
Engagements	Indian Rebellion of 1857; Second Afghan War; Chitral Expedition; Tirah Campaign; World War I; Third Afghan War; Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933); Mohmand Campaign (1935); Waziristan campaign 1936–1939; World War II

Revision as of 00:02, 10 September 2021

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 (1878–80) saw the Derajat Mountain Battery serve with General Roberts throughout the war, and were present at the battles of Peiwar Kotal and Charasiab, the siege of the Sherpur Cantonment at Kabul, and then on the march to south Afghanistan and the 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 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.

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

References

Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 0-9776072-8-3.
Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army. Allied Publishers. ISBN 81-7023-140-X.
Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. 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 '''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==
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 [[Category:Artillery units and formations]]
 [[Category:1851 establishments in India]]
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