First Black Mountain Expedition

The First Black Mountain Expedition was a British-Indian military expedition to the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan.

First Black Mountain Expedition
DateFebruary-November 1850
Location
Black Mountains, Pakistan
Result British Victory
Belligerents
 British Empire Hassanzai Tribesmen
Hindustani Fanatics
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Frederick Mackeson Unknown
Strength

2400 Soldiers

1400 Native Militia

17 Cannons		 Several Thousand
Casualties and losses
5 Killed 10 Wounded Unknown

The war began when two British customs officers were killed by tribesmen. The First Black Mountain Campaign according to contemporary sources revealed the cause of the seemingly systematic nature of the revolt, as the British first discovered the Hindustani Fanatics, who had caused the failure of the negotiations between the locals and the authorities. The campaign made it necessary for another expedition to subdue the colony of the Hindustanis in 1853.

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