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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Action at Sohunpore] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Rowcroft's Despatch] Google Books
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Action at Sohunpore] Google Books<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Rowcroft's Despatch] Google Books<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q=The%20Cruise%20of%20HMS%20Pearl&f=false Naval Brigade account] Google Books
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== Spelling Variants ==
 
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Modern name: Sohanpur<br>
 
Modern name: Sohanpur<br>
 
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore<br>
 
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore<br>
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== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
[[Category:Battles|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
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[[CategoryPearl's Naval Brigade|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Sohunpore, Battle of]]

Revision as of 17:48, 11 July 2010

Battle of Sohunpore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 26 December 1857
Location: Sohunpore, 8 km west of Mairwa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.238921°N 84.144921°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel sepoys
Commanders
Col Francis Rowcroft Hurkishen Sing
Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan
Strength
1,080 6,000
Casualties
1 camp follower 150

Sarun Field Force

  • Royal Marines (30 men)
  • Naval brigade (130 men)
  • Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)
  • Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)
  • Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)
  • Four 12 pounder howitzers

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Sohunpore Google Books
Rowcroft's Despatch Google Books
Naval Brigade account Google Books

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Sohanpur
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 Sohunpore, Battle of