India Stamps 1882-1890 Field Force No.2 Pmk for the Derajat Mountain Battery For Sale

India Stamps 1882-1890 Field Force No.2 Pmk for the Derajat Mountain BatteryNo. 2 (Derajat) Mountain Battery - 2nd Afghan WarCommanded by Bt. Lt. Colonel G. Swinley. The battery was present in the operations in the Khost Valley, seeing action at Mutan, and also at Charasiab in October 1879, and the defence of Sherpur in December. After the march from Kabul to Kandahar it was involved in the defeat of Ayub Khan at Kandahar. They returned to India in April 1881.No. 2 (Derajat) Mountain Battery (Punjab Frontier Force)The No. 2 \"Derajat\" Mountain Battery was one of the most prominent, active forces deployed in Afghanistan-India frontier operations between 1882 and 1890.

• The Force: Part of the elite \"Piffers\" (Punjab Frontier Force), this artillery unit specialized in using pack mules to transport dismantled field guns through treacherous, mountainous terrain.
• Operations (1882–1890): They were consistently deployed to suppress tribal uprisings along the North-West Frontier. Notably, they served as a core element of the Hazara Field Force (Black Mountain Expedition) under Brigadier-General Sir John McQueen

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