Reaching camp at Chitral, 1919

Photograph, North West Frontier, India, 1919.

The escort of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Roos-Keppel, the Chief Commissioner of North West Frontier Province, arrives in Chitral. The visit helped convince the Mehtar to support the British during the 3rd Afghan War (1919) when Emir Amanullah of Afghanistan called on the Chitralis to expel the British and sent his forces into the state. However, the Mehtar of Chitral, Shuja-al-Mulk, remained loyal and put his state forces at British disposal. Alongside the Chitral Scouts and regular Indian Army units they helped repel the Afghan incursion into Chitral.

From an album compiled by Lieutenant-Colonel G J Davis, India, North West Frontier.