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| + | '''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]''' | ||
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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Haraiya<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Harraiya/Hurriah/Hurreah<br> | ||
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== Field Detachment == | == Field Detachment == | ||
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding<br> | Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding<br> | ||
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Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer<br> | Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer<br> | ||
| − | '''Pearl Naval Brigade''' under Capt Sotheby RN<br> | + | '''[[Pearl's Naval Brigade]]''' under Capt Sotheby RN<br> |
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN<br> | 5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN<br> | ||
105 seamen & marines<br> | 105 seamen & marines<br> | ||
| − | Two 12 pounder howitzers<br> | + | Two 12-pounder howitzers<br> |
| − | One 24 pounder rocket | + | One 24-pounder rocket |
| − | '''Bengal Artillery''' under Lt Welsh<br> | + | '''[[Bengal Artillery]]''' under Lt Welsh<br> |
1 officer<br>17 European rank & file<br>7 gun Lascars<br>19 bullock drivers<br>2 guns | 1 officer<br>17 European rank & file<br>7 gun Lascars<br>19 bullock drivers<br>2 guns | ||
| − | '''HM 13th Light Infantry''' under Capt van Straubenzee<br> | + | '''[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]]''' under Capt van Straubenzee<br> |
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley<br>160 rank & file<br>Dr Gee | 6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley<br>160 rank & file<br>Dr Gee | ||
| − | '''Sikh Detachment''' under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt<br> | + | '''Sikh Detachment''' under Lt Maddock, [[3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|3rd Bengal European Regt]]<br> |
2 native officers<br>81 rank & file | 2 native officers<br>81 rank & file | ||
| − | '''Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry''' under Captain Chapman | + | '''Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry''' under Captain Chapman |
7 officers<br>140 rank & file<br>1 surgeon Dr Garden<br>1 veterinary surgeon | 7 officers<br>140 rank & file<br>1 surgeon Dr Garden<br>1 veterinary surgeon | ||
| − | '''6th Madras Light Cavalry''' under Captain Mulcaster<br> | + | '''[[6th Madras Light Cavalry]]''' under Captain Mulcaster<br> |
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie<br>3 native officers<br>2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers<br>84 rank & file<br>6 trumpeters & farriers | 4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie<br>3 native officers<br>2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers<br>84 rank & file<br>6 trumpeters & farriers | ||
Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers<br> | Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers<br> | ||
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service | Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service | ||
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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 website<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA229&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Naval Brigade account] Googlr Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3386&dq=Hurriah&as_brr=3&ei=xr2ASIqeNoicjgHjr4yrCA#PPA3385,M1 Lt-Col Byng's Despatch] Google Books | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Hurriah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Hurriah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Hurriah, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Hurriah, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 21 August 2010
| Battle of Hurriah | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 18 June 1858 | |
| Location: | Harraiya, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.799976°N 82.467756°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Sarun Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col J Byng | Nazim Mahomed Hossein | |
| Strength | ||
| about 630 | 5,000 2 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 200 | ||
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Haraiya
Variants: Harraiya/Hurriah/Hurreah
Field Detachment
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding
Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer
Pearl's Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN
105 seamen & marines
Two 12-pounder howitzers
One 24-pounder rocket
Bengal Artillery under Lt Welsh
1 officer
17 European rank & file
7 gun Lascars
19 bullock drivers
2 guns
HM 13th Light Infantry under Capt van Straubenzee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley
160 rank & file
Dr Gee
Sikh Detachment under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt
2 native officers
81 rank & file
Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry under Captain Chapman
7 officers
140 rank & file
1 surgeon Dr Garden
1 veterinary surgeon
6th Madras Light Cavalry under Captain Mulcaster
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie
3 native officers
2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers
84 rank & file
6 trumpeters & farriers
Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Naval Brigade account Googlr Books
Lt-Col Byng's Despatch Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
