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| − | |combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>Kingdom of Awadh | + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[[Oude|Kingdom of Awadh]] |
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| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Brig-Gen Alexander Champion]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daulah] |
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan] | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan] | ||
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| + | Also known as the '''Battle of Miranpur Katra''' and the '''Battle of St George''' | ||
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| + | == Champion's Forces == | ||
| + | *2nd Brigade Bengal Army | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQgt5SYepi8C&pg=PA29&dq=Miranpur+Katra+1774&as_brr=3&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Miranpur%20Katra%201774&f=false Miranpur Katra] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg Meeranpor Kutra] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Rohilla War|Kutra, Battle of]] | [[Category:Rohilla War|Kutra, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 28 February 2010
| Battle of Kutra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Rohilla War 1772-74 | ||
| Date: | 23 April 1774 | |
| Location: | Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.033454°N 79.716858°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company Kingdom of Awadh |
Rohillas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen Alexander Champion Shuja-ud-Daulah |
Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Also known as the Battle of Miranpur Katra and the Battle of St George
Champion's Forces
- 2nd Brigade Bengal Army
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Alexander Champion (??-??)
External Links
Rohilla War Wikipedia
Miranpur Katra Google Books
Meeranpor Kutra Gazetteer 1857
