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Black Mountain   4 Books
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ATKINSON (C.T.) A History of the 1st (P.W.O.) Battalion The Dogra Regiment 1887-1947. 1st Ed., xiv+210pp., portrait frontis., 39 photos., 28 maps. Southampton: Printed for subscribers by the Camelot Press. 1950  #68259
[HLMainPic] Raised as 37th Dogras in 1887 & renamed 1st Bn. 17th Dogras: campaigns include Black Mountain, Chitral & Mohmand campaigns, WW1 in Mespot. (Kut &c.), Waziristan 1936, WW2 Burma campaign (Arakan & later Imphal fronts). Officers' services, roll of awards. Excellent history with fine illustrations. "A good narrative account..." - Perkins 483. Orig. black cloth, gilt, VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.   £245
CARY (A.D.L., OBE) & McCANCE (Capt. S.) Regimental Records of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Vols. I & II. 1689-1815 & 1816-1914. 1st Ed., 2 Vols., 4to; xxi+324pp. & xviii+425pp., maps. Wrexham: The RWF. 1995  #56579
These vols. contain Napoleonic Wars, inc. Peninsula & Waterloo, Crimean War, Indian Mutiny, Ashanti, Burma 1885, Black Mountain Expedition, Boer War &c. Orig. blue cloth, worn, sound.   £40
NORTH (Roger) The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services. 1846-1924. 1st Ed., xi+95pp., fldg. map in end-pocket. HQ Waziristan District, Dera Ismail Khan, Commercial Steam Press. 1934  #67591
[HLMainPic] An account of all the regiments that made up the PFF with a statement of their lineage, war services & medal entitlements up to & including several post-WW1 campaigns; useful concise reference that includes the Guides, the Sikh & Punjab Regiments, 5th Gurkha Rifles (F.F.), Mountain Artillery &c. Perkins 514. Orig. cloth, gilt, boards little stained o/w VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.   £225
VAUGHAN (Gen. Sir J. Luther, KCB) My Service in the Indian Army & After. 1st Ed., xi+303pp., portrait frontis., 3 fldg. maps. Constable. 1904  #65807
[HLMainPic] Native Infantry 1841, served Gwalior, to the PFF 1850 (one of its earliest officers); attached Turkish Contingent in the Crimea then commanded a Field Force against the Yusafzai's in 1857 & the 5th Native Infantry in the Mutiny; Umbeyla 1863 & Black Mountain expedition 1868. Hon. Colonel, 58th Vaughan's Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force. Contains useful accounts of several NWF campaigns. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. worn & stained, o/w VG & rare See illustrations on our website.   £165

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