Chitral Expedition | |||||||
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![]() A skirmish during the Chitral expedition | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pro-British Chitralis | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() Shuja ul-Mulk |
![]() Sher Afzul Khan Amir ul-Mulk | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,249 (Low Force) 1,400 (Fort & Gilgit force) | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
21 killed, 101 wounded (Low force) 165 killed, 88 wounded (Fort & Kelly force) | 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.
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