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[[Category:Battles|Chundehree, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Chundehree, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Central India Campaign|Chundehree, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Chundehree, Battle of]]
 
{{Battles_Infobox
 
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
 
|date=14 March 1858  
 
|date=14 March 1858  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanderi Chanderi, Uttar Pradesh]
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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanderi Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh]
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.71072,78.137111&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.710720°N 78.137111°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.71072,78.137111&z=12&t=h&hl=en 24.710720°N 78.137111°E]   
 
|result=British victory  
 
|result=British victory  
 
|territory=
 
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>Central India Field Force  
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_India_Campaign_(1858) Central India Field Force]
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Rose,_1st_Baron_Strathnairn Sir Hugh Rose]
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|commander1=[[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]]
|commander2=[http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-582772/Tantia-Topi Tantia Topi]  
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|commander2=[[Tatya Tope]]  
 
|strength1=  
 
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|casualties2=  
 
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}}
 
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Chanderi<br>
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Variants: Chundehree/Chandaree<br>
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F3UIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA71&dq=Chanderi&ei=aA4zSLPtBYu4yQTxm8zLDw#PPA71,M1 Google Books - Capture of Chanderi]
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
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''"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
  
 
[[Image:Sir_Hugh_Rose.jpg|thumb|Sir Hugh Rose]]
 
[[Image:Sir_Hugh_Rose.jpg|thumb|Sir Hugh Rose]]
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[[Category:Battles|Chundehree, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Central India Campaign|Chundehree, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Chundehree, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:29, 23 April 2011

Battle of Chundehree
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 14 March 1858
Location: Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 24.710720°N 78.137111°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Central India Field Force
Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Sir Hugh Rose Tatya Tope
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Chanderi
Variants: Chundehree/Chandaree

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Capture of Chanderi

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

Sir Hugh Rose