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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| − | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | + | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] |
|date=12 July 1857 | |date=12 July 1857 | ||
|location=Belindah, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh | |location=Belindah, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[ | + | |commander1=[[Henry Havelock|General Sir Henry Havelock]] |
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=[[Tatya Tope]] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Not found<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Belindah/Bolinda/Belunda<br> | ||
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| + | == Biographies == | ||
| + | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/195/mode/1up Henry Havelock (1795-1857)]<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/414/mode/1up Tantya Tope (1819-59)] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> |
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W3geAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA145&dq=Futtehpore&as_brr=0&ei=Y1xJSIy4NJPgiQHylYzlDQ#PPA145,M1 | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W3geAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA145&dq=Futtehpore&as_brr=0&ei=Y1xJSIy4NJPgiQHylYzlDQ#PPA145,M1 Skirmish at Belindah] Google Books |
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| − | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by | + | ''"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 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Belindah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Havelock's Campaign|Belindah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Belindah, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 23 April 2011
This was the skirmish that became the battle which took Fatepuhr
| Battle of Belindah | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Not found
Variants: Belindah/Bolinda/Belunda
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Tantya Tope (1819-59)
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Skirmish at Belindah Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
