"around 400"@en . . . . "23"^^ . . "the tribes of Kala Dhaka"@en . . . "23 soldiers" . . . . . "The Hazara Expedition of 1888, also known as the Black Mountain Expedition or the First Hazara Expedition, was a military campaign by the British against the tribes of Kala Dhaka (then known as the Black Mountains of Hazara) in the Hazara region of what is now Pakistan. On 18 June 1888, two British officers and four Gurkha soldiers were killed in an altercation between British reconnaissance patrols and antagonistic tribes. As a response, the Hazara Field Force was assembled and began its march on 4 October 1888, after an ultimatum had not been satisfied by the tribes by October 2, 1888. The first phase of the campaign ended with the Hassanzai and Akazai tribes requesting an armistice on October 19, 1888. The second phase of the campaign targeted the tribes that lived north of Black Mountain such as the Allaiwals. The campaign ended when the Allaiwal village of Pokal was occupied and destroyed by the British on November 2 and 3, 1888. The then Commander in Chief in India General Sir Frederick Roberts viewed the Black Mountain Expedition as: a success from a military point of view, but \u2026 the determination of the Punjab Government to limit the sphere of action of the troops, and to hurry out of the country, prevented our reaping any political advantage. We lost a grand opportunity for gaining control over this lawless and troublesome district; no survey was made, no roads opened out, the tribesmen were not made to feel our power, and, consequently, very soon another costly expedition had to be undertaken."@en . . "Hazara Expedition of 1888"@en . . . . "October 1888 \u2013 November 1888"@en . "54"^^ . . . "9416"^^ . . . "Hazara Expedition of 1888"@en . . . . . . . "9,416 British and Indian troops" . "the tribes ofKala Dhaka" . . . . . . . "54 wounded" . . . . . "around 10,000" . . "British victory"@en . "21131528"^^ . "British victory" . . . "around 10,000"@en . . . . . "997386416"^^ . . . . . . "Hazara Expedition of 1888"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "2 officers" . "4741"^^ . "The Hazara Expedition of 1888, also known as the Black Mountain Expedition or the First Hazara Expedition, was a military campaign by the British against the tribes of Kala Dhaka (then known as the Black Mountains of Hazara) in the Hazara region of what is now Pakistan. The then Commander in Chief in India General Sir Frederick Roberts viewed the Black Mountain Expedition as:"@en . . . . "2"^^ .