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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]].  
==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>
 
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>


[[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.]]
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.


==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}}
 
*{{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=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}}
==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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Latest revision as of 06:58, 26 October 2022

24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
Active1851–
Country British India
 India
Branch British Indian Army
Flag of Indian Army.svg Indian Army
TypeArtillery
Part ofPunjab Army (to 1895)
Punjab Command
EngagementsSecond Afghan War
Second Burmese War
Hunza 1891
Chitral Expedition
World War I
Third Afghan War
Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellion (1930–1)
Mohmand and Bajaur Operations (1933)
Waziristan campaign 1936–1939
World War II

The 24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) was an artillery battery of the British Indian Army.

Formation[edit]

The battery was raised in 1851, at Haripur in order to help defend the Hazara District of the North West Frontier.

Name changes[edit]

The battery has gone through many name changes[1] -

  • 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[edit]

Photograph, circa 1895 showing a 7pdr Mountain gun of Hazara Battery in 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 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

It was deployed in 1939 as part of the 22nd Mountain Regiment for the Malayan campaign of World War II. It took part in the Battle of Jitra and the Singapore and entered Japanese captivity with the rest of the garrison. Following the independence of India, the regiment was allotted to the Indian Army.[2] Shortly after it took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. The battery was transferred to 56 Mountain Composite Regiment (Pack) in April 1964.

Battle honours[edit]

The battery has the won the following battle honours[1]-

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Quarterly Indian Army List for October 1933. Army Headquarters, India. 1933. p. 283.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Graham, Brigadier General C.A.L. (1957). The history of the Indian Mountain Artillery. Gale and Polden Ltd.
  3. ↑ India, Government of (1935). Official History of Operations on the North-West Frontier of India 1920-1935. Manager of Publications, Delhi.
  4. ↑ India, Government of (1943). Official History of Operations on the N. W. Frontier of India 1936–37. Manager of Publications, Delhi.

References[edit]

  • Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5
  • Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 978-0-9776072-8-0.
  • 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.

Further reading[edit]

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