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== 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 ==
== 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
[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

Revision as of 15:43, 29 September 2009

Battle of Fatepuhr
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 Tantya Tope
Strength
1,964 British and Indian 3,500 men
12 guns
Casualties

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