First Black Mountain Expedition

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

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.