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== Summary == | |||
Warned in advance that sepoys who mutinied at [[Dinapore]] would attack [[Arrah]], the Europeans who remained behind fortified a bungalow. A relief force from Dinapore was driven back and it wasn't until 3 August that Major Vincent Eyre dispersed the enemy and raised the siege. | |||
== Relief Force == | == Relief Force == | ||
160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br> | 160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br> | ||
under [http:// | under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Eyre Major Vincent Eyre] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/ | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/18/mode/2up Siege of Arrah] www.archive.org<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 28 March 2013
| Siege of Arrah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 26 July-3 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.559827°N 84.667483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Mr Herwald Wake |
Koer Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 8 Europeans 60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion |
2,000 Sepoys | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary
Warned in advance that sepoys who mutinied at Dinapore would attack Arrah, the Europeans who remained behind fortified a bungalow. A relief force from Dinapore was driven back and it wasn't until 3 August that Major Vincent Eyre dispersed the enemy and raised the siege.
Relief Force
160 men of HM 5th Fusiliers and 3 guns
under Major Vincent Eyre
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Historical books on-line
Siege of Arrah www.archive.org
Relief of Arrah Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
Survey 1920-1946