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 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 BrigadeCommander: Brigadier-General Sir Charles J. S. Gough10th Royal Hussars (2 squadrons)11th Prince of Wales's Own LancersGuide's CavalryRoyal ArtilleryCommander: Colonel W. J. WilliamsOne Horse BatteryOne Field BatteryThree Heavy BatteriesThree Mountain BatteriesFirst Infantry BrigadeCommander: Brigadier-General Herbert T. MacPherson4th Battalion Rifle Brigade20th Brownlow's Punjabis4th GurkhasSecond Infantry BrigadeCommander: Brigadier-General John A. Tytler1st Battalion LeicestershireGuides Infantry51st SikhThird Infantry BrigadeCommander: Brigadier-General Frederick E. Appleyard81st Loyal Lincolnshire Volunteers14th Sikhs27th PunjabisFourth Infantry BrigadeCommander: Brigadier-General W. Browne51st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry6th Jat Light Infantry45th Sikhs