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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
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|date=19 February 1858
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|location=Amirapur, Uttar Pradesh
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|presidency=[[Bengal]]
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|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.077509,82.293588&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.077509°N 82.293588°E] 
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|result=British victory
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|territory=
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
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|commander1=Brig Gen J. H. Franks
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|commander2=Mehundee Hussein
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|strength1=
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|strength2= 10,000 troops<br>11 guns
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|casualties1= 
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|casualties2=
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}}
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== External Links ==
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ULMKAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA485&dq=Ameerapore&as_brr=1&ei=Lh6XR-_dI5XUzATUxqz9Bg Google Books - Battle at Ameerapore]
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== Recommended Reading ==
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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

Revision as of 11:29, 23 January 2008

Battle of Ameerapore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 19 February 1858
Location: Amirapur, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.077509°N 82.293588°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Brig Gen J. H. Franks Mehundee Hussein
Strength
10,000 troops
11 guns
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Battle at Ameerapore

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207