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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithoor Bithur, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithoor Bithur, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26. | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.607202,80.270499&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.607202°N 80.270499°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[ | + | |commander1=[[Henry Havelock|General Sir Henry Havelock]] |
| − | |commander2=[ | + | |commander2= [[Nana Sahib]] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= 4,000 | |strength2= 4,000 | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
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Modern name: Bithur<br> | Modern name: Bithur<br> | ||
Variants: Bithoor<br> | Variants: Bithoor<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/311/mode/1up Nana Sahib (1820-59)]<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5_UKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA203&dq=Bithoor&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=PfDKR_3GFYnIyATX48WxCQ#PPA204,M1 | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5_UKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA203&dq=Bithoor&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=PfDKR_3GFYnIyATX48WxCQ#PPA204,M1 Battle of Bithoor] Google Books |
[[Image:Bithurmap.jpg|thumb|Bithur location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Bithurmap.jpg|thumb|Bithur location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 23 April 2011
| Battle of Bithur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 16 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Bithur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.607202°N 80.270499°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sir Henry Havelock | Nana Sahib | |
| Strength | ||
| 4,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Bithur
Variants: Bithoor
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Nana Sahib (1820-59)
External Links
Battle of Bithoor Google Books
