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[[Category:Battles|Buxar, Battle of]]
 
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==Commanding Officers==
 
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Major Hector Munro Commander-in-Chief<br>
 
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Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.
 
Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.
 
   
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iCYyCCuCEF4C&pg=PA115&dq=Buxar&as_brr=1&ei=cIQ5SKL4I5DAygT6mfDLDw Google Books - Battle of Buxar]
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[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iCYyCCuCEF4C&pg=PA115&dq=Buxar&as_brr=1&ei=cIQ5SKL4I5DAygT6mfDLDw Google Books - Battle of Buxar]

Revision as of 16:26, 20 September 2008

Battle of Buxar
Part of 3rd Carnatic 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
900 Europeans
7000 Sepoys
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
Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar
Google Books - Battle of Buxar