Peshawar Valley Field Force

The Peshawar Valley Field Force was a British field force of around 12,000 men, a mix of both British regiments and Indian regiments, under the command of Sir Samuel J. Browne during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880).^[1] The force fought at the Battle of Ali Masjid which was the first battle of the war.

At the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War the Force was made up of the following:

Sir Samuel J. Browne (Overall Command of the Peshawar Valley Field Force)

• Cavalry Brigade
• Commander: Brigadier-General Sir Charles J. S. Gough
  • 10th Royal Hussars (2 squadrons)
  • 11th Prince of Wales's Own Lancers
  • Guide's Cavalry

• Royal Artillery
• Commander: Colonel W. J. Williams
  • One Horse Battery
  • One Field Battery
  • Three Heavy Batteries
  • Three Mountain Batteries

• First Infantry Brigade
• Commander: Brigadier-General Herbert T. MacPherson
  • 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade
  • 20th Brownlow's Punjabis
  • 4th Gurkhas

• Second Infantry Brigade
• Commander: Brigadier-General John A. Tytler
  • 1st Battalion Leicestershire
  • Guides Infantry
  • 51st Sikh

• Third Infantry Brigade
• Commander: Brigadier-General Frederick E. Appleyard
  • 81st Loyal Lincolnshire Volunteers
  • 14th Sikhs
  • 27th Punjabis

• Fourth Infantry Brigade
• Commander: Brigadier-General W. Browne
  • 51st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 6th Jat Light Infantry
  • 45th Sikhs

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