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+ | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
+ | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
+ | |date=12 July 1857 | ||
+ | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithoor Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
+ | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
+ | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.925759,80.813922&z=16&t=h&hl=en 27.171592°N 81.208153°E] | ||
+ | |result=British victory | ||
+ | |territory= | ||
+ | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
+ | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
+ | |commander1=[[Henry Havelock|General Sir Henry Havelock]] | ||
+ | |commander2=[[Tatya Tope]] | ||
+ | |strength1= 1,964 British and Indian | ||
+ | |strength2= 3,500 men<br>12 guns | ||
+ | |casualties1= | ||
+ | |casualties2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | == Biographies == | ||
+ | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/195/mode/1up Henry Havelock (1795-1857)]<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/414/mode/1up Tantya Tope (1819-59)] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Havelock's Force == | ||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |'''British Troops''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[64th Regiment of Foot|HM 64th Foot]] (from Persia) | ||
+ | |435 men | ||
+ | |Maj Sterling | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Highlanders]] (from Persia) | ||
+ | |284 men | ||
+ | |Col Hamilton | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[84th Regiment of Foot|HM 84th Foot]] (from Pegu) | ||
+ | |190 men | ||
+ | |Lieut Ayrton | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|1st Madras Fusiliers]] (from Madras) | ||
+ | |376 men | ||
+ | |Maj Renaud | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Voluntary Cavalry (from Allahabad) | ||
+ | |20 men | ||
+ | |Capt Barrow | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Royal Artillery]] (from Ceylon) | ||
+ | |96 men | ||
+ | |Capt Maude | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |'''1,403 British''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |'''Native Troops''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozpore]] (Sikhs) | ||
+ | |448 men | ||
+ | |Capt Brasyer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[13th Irregular Cavalry]] and | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |3rd Oude Cavalry | ||
+ | |95 men | ||
+ | |Lieut Palliser | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Artillery | ||
+ | |18 men | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |'''561 Native''' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wwYUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA249&dq=renaud%2BHavelock%2BFuttehpoor&ei=_PbBSuh1kog0m9DZggQ#v=onepage&q=11th%20of%20June%2BHavelock%2BSynee&f=false Action at Futtehpoor] Google Books | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Recommended Reading == | ||
+ | Indian Mutiny by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
+ | == Spelling Variants == | ||
+ | Modern name: Fatehpur<br> | ||
+ | Variants: Fatepuhr/Futtepore/Futtehpoor<br> | ||
[[Category:Battles|Fatepuhr, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Fatepuhr, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Havelock's Campaign|Fatepuhr, Battle of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Fatepuhr, Battle of]] |
Latest revision as of 16:45, 23 April 2011
Battle of Fatepuhr | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 12 July 1857 | |
Location: | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 27.171592°N 81.208153°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
General Sir Henry Havelock | Tatya Tope | |
Strength | ||
1,964 British and Indian | 3,500 men 12 guns | |
Casualties | ||
Contents
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Tantya Tope (1819-59)
Havelock's Force
British Troops | ||
HM 64th Foot (from Persia) | 435 men | Maj Sterling |
HM 78th Highlanders (from Persia) | 284 men | Col Hamilton |
HM 84th Foot (from Pegu) | 190 men | Lieut Ayrton |
1st Madras Fusiliers (from Madras) | 376 men | Maj Renaud |
Voluntary Cavalry (from Allahabad) | 20 men | Capt Barrow |
Royal Artillery (from Ceylon) | 96 men | Capt Maude |
1,403 British | ||
Native Troops | ||
Regiment of Ferozpore (Sikhs) | 448 men | Capt Brasyer |
13th Irregular Cavalry and | ||
3rd Oude Cavalry | 95 men | Lieut Palliser |
Artillery | 18 men | |
561 Native |
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Futtehpoor Google Books
Recommended Reading
Indian Mutiny by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Fatehpur
Variants: Fatepuhr/Futtepore/Futtehpoor