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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=7 October 1857 | |date=7 October 1857 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Akarabad]], [[Aligarh]], Uttar Pradesh |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.836963,78.197577&z=12&t=h&hl=en 27.836978°N 78.197547°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.836963,78.197577&z=12&t=h&hl=en 27.836978°N 78.197547°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=| | + | |commander1=[[Edward Greathed|Colonel Edward Greathed]] |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [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=tLIKAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA326&dq=Akrabad&as_brr=1&ei=Xi6SR-hMhrruAoySya8H Record of Action at Akrabad] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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| + | [[Image:Akrabad.jpg|thumb|Akarabad location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Battles|Akarabad 1857, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Greathed's Movable Column|Akarabad 1857, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Akarabad 1857, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 3 July 2012
| Battle of Akarabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 7 October 1857 | |
| Location: | Akarabad, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.836978°N 78.197547°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Edward Greathed | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Record of Action at Akrabad Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
