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Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces. | Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces. | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/73/mode/1up John Carnac (1716-1800)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/307/mode/1up Hector Munro (1726-1805)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/292/mode/1up Mir Kasim (?-1777)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/388/mode/1up Shuja-ud-Daulah (1731-75)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/405/mode/1up Giles Stibbert]<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br> | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 2 January 2010
| Battle of Buxar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 23 October 1764 | |
| Location: | Buxar, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.563029°N 83.972530°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Hector Munro | Shuja-ud-Daulah Mir Kasim | |
| Strength | ||
| 857 Europeans 5,297 Sepoys 918 Native cavalry 20 guns |
50,000 troops 133 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 2 officers 4 rank and file |
6000 men 130 guns | |
Commanding Officers
Field Officers:
Major Hector Munro Commander-in-Chief
Major Stibbert commanding Left wing
Major Carnac
Major Champion
Captain Gordon, ADC to Munro
Battalions:
1st Battalion - Captain Samuel Feake
6th Battalion - Captain Trevannion
8th Battalion - Captain Harper
Marine Battalion - Captain Wemyss
Grenadier Battalion - Captain Hay
Battalions Named after Commanding Officers (Captains):
Campbell
Duffield
Goddard
Jennings
Morgan
Nichol
Stable
Watts
Wilding
Lieutenant Mair commanded the 'Indian Horse'
2 Troops of European Cavalry Commanders not known
Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
John Carnac (1716-1800)
Alexander Champion
Hector Munro (1726-1805)
Mir Kasim (?-1777)
Shuja-ud-Daulah (1731-75)
Giles Stibbert
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Buxar Wikipedia
Battle of Buxar Google Books
Buxar Gazetteer 1857
Historical Books on-line
The Decisive Battles of India: from 1746 to 1849 inclusive - Buxar www.archive.org
