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Peshawar Valley Field Force

The Peshawar Valley Field Force was a British field force. It was the largest of three military columns created in November 1878 at the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880), each of which invaded Afghanistan by a different route. The Peshawar force initially consisted of around 16,000 men, a mix of both British and Indian Army regiments, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Samuel J. Browne.

Composition
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. Gough10th Royal Hussars (2 squadrons) • 11th Prince of Wales's Own LancersGuides CavalryRoyal Artillery • Commander: Colonel W. J. Williams • One Horse Battery • One Field Battery • Three Heavy Batteries • Three Mountain Batteries: • 21st (Kohat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)22nd (Derajat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)24th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)First Infantry Brigade • Commander: Brigadier-General Herbert T. Macpherson • 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade20th (Punjab) Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry4th Gurkha RiflesSecond Infantry Brigade • Commander: Brigadier-General John A. Tytler • 1st Battalion Leicestershire RegimentGuides Infantry1st SikhsThird Infantry Brigade • Commander: Brigadier-General Frederick E. Appleyard81st Loyal Lincolnshire Volunteers14th Sikhs27th PunjabisFourth Infantry Brigade • Commander: Brigadier-General W. Browne • 51st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry45th SikhsBengal Sappers and Miners ==References==
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