Cavalry Brigade—Brigadier-General Dunham Massey: 9th Lancers, 12th Cavalry, 14th Lancers, and 25th Cavalry.
Royal Artillery—Brigadier-General B. L. Gordon: Two horse and two mountain batteries.
First Infantry Brigade—Brigadier-General Herbert Macpherson, V.C., C.B.: 67th (Hampshire Regiment), 92nd (Gordon Highlanders), and 28th Punjabis.
Second Infantry Brigade—Brigadier-General T. D. Baker, C.B.: 72nd (Seaforths), 53rd Sikhs, 23rd Pioneers, 58th Vaughan's Rifles, and 5th Gurkhas.
Third Brigade—Brigadier-General J. Tytler, V.C., C.B.: 85th (Shropshire Light Infantry), 11th and 13th Rajputs, and 20th Punjabis.
Fourth Brigade—Brigadier-General T. E. Gordon: 2nd Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment, 7th Rajputs, 21st and 29th Punjabis.
Leaving his Third and Fourth Brigades to maintain communications with India, Sir Frederick at once pushed on to Kabul, meeting with no opposition until in the immediate vicinity of the capital. On the way he had been joined by the new Amir, who wished to disclaim all participation in the attack on the Residency. His presence was not an unmixed blessing. It was more than suspected that he was in close communication with the malcontents, and that he was cognizant of the intention of his troops to hold the position at Charasiah, where, on October 6, Sir Frederick fought and dispersed the Afghan army, with but little loss on our side.
Charasiah, October 6, 1879.
This battle honour is borne by the following regiments:
9th Lancers.
Hampshires.
Seaforth Highlanders.
Gordon Highlanders.
12th Cavalry.
14th Murray's Lancers.
25th Cavalry.
1st P.W.O. Sappers and Miners.
23rd Pioneers.
28th Punjabis.
58th Vaughan's Rifles.
5th Gurkhas.