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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php | + | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars] Heritage History<br> |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars 3rd Carnatic War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar Battle of Buxar] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iCYyCCuCEF4C&pg=PA115&dq=Buxar&as_brr=1&ei=cIQ5SKL4I5DAygT6mfDLDw Battle of Buxar] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=Buxar=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA171,M1 Buxar] Gazetteer 1857 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Buxar, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:3rd Carnatic War|Buxar, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 31 December 2009
| Battle of Buxar | ||
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| Part of 3rd Carnatic War Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 23 October 1764 | |
| Location: | Buxar, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.563029°N 83.972530°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Hector Munro | Shuja-ud-Daulah Mir Kasim | |
| Strength | ||
| 857 Europeans 5,297 Sepoys 918 Native cavalry 20 guns |
50,000 troops 133 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 2 officers 4 rank and file |
6000 men 130 guns | |
Commanding Officers
Field Officers:
Major Hector Munro Commander-in-Chief
Major Stibbert commanding Left wing
Major Carnac
Major Champion
Captain Gordon, ADC to Munro
Battalions:
1st Battalion - Captain Samuel Feake
6th Battalion - Captain Trevannion
8th Battalion - Captain Harper
Marine Battalion - Captain Wemyss
Grenadier Battalion - Captain Hay
Battalions Named after Commanding Officers (Captains):
Campbell
Duffield
Goddard
Jennings
Morgan
Nichol
Stable
Watts
Wilding
Lieutenant Mair commanded the 'Indian Horse'
2 Troops of European Cavalry Commanders not known
Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.
External Links
Carnatic Wars Heritage History
3rd Carnatic War Wikipedia
Battle of Buxar Wikipedia
Battle of Buxar Google Books
Buxar Gazetteer 1857
