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The Peshawar Valley Field Force was a British field force of around 12,000 men, a mix of both British regiments and South Asian regiments, under the command of Sir Samuel J. Browne during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880).〔(The second Afghan war, 1878-79-80 : its causes, its conduct and its consequences )〕 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 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peshawar Valley Field Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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