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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Not found<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Belindah/Bolinda/Belunda<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | ||
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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
| + | [[Category:Battles|Belindah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Havelock's Campaign|Belindah, Battle of]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:42, 10 October 2009
This was the skirmish that became the battle which took Fatepuhr
| Battle of Belindah | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 12 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Belindah, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.879807°N 80.895859°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sir Henry Havelock | Tantya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Not found
Variants: Belindah/Bolinda/Belunda
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Skirmish at Belindah
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
