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| + | {{War|name=1st Rohilla War |dates=1774 |image= |location=[tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilkhand Rohilkhandr] |combatant1=British and Oudh forces |combatant2=Rohillas|result= Rohilkhand occupied by Oudh |medal= |category=[[:Category:1st Rohilla War|1st Rohilla War]] |link1= }} | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
At the end of 1773 the Nawab of Oudh [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daula] asked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Hastings Warren Hastings] for assistance in a punitive campaign against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohillas Rohillas]. The 2nd Brigade of the Bengal Army was dispatched under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Colonel Alexander Champion] and entered Rohilkhand on 17 April 1774. On 23 April the Rohillas under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Khan] were defeated at Miranpur Katra. Rohilkhand was occupied by [[Oudh]]. | At the end of 1773 the Nawab of Oudh [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daula] asked [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Hastings Warren Hastings] for assistance in a punitive campaign against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohillas Rohillas]. The 2nd Brigade of the Bengal Army was dispatched under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Colonel Alexander Champion] and entered Rohilkhand on 17 April 1774. On 23 April the Rohillas under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Khan] were defeated at Miranpur Katra. Rohilkhand was occupied by [[Oudh]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 1 March 2010
| 1st Rohilla War | |
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| 1774 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Location: [tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilkhand Rohilkhandr] | |
| Combatants: | |
| British and Oudh forces | Rohillas |
| Result: Rohilkhand occupied by Oudh | |
| Medals: | |
| Links: | |
| Category: 1st Rohilla War | |
Summary
At the end of 1773 the Nawab of Oudh Shuja-ud-Daula asked Warren Hastings for assistance in a punitive campaign against the Rohillas. The 2nd Brigade of the Bengal Army was dispatched under Colonel Alexander Champion and entered Rohilkhand on 17 April 1774. On 23 April the Rohillas under Hafiz Rahmat Khan were defeated at Miranpur Katra. Rohilkhand was occupied by Oudh.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Alexander Champion (????-1793)
Warren Hastings (1732-1818)
Shuja ud Daulah (1731-1775)
External Links
External Relations and the Rohilla War Google Books
Rohilla War Wikipedia
Rohilla War Google Books
