Battle of Nuggur
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| Battle of Nuggur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 29 April 1858 | |
| Location: | 7 miles from Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Detachment of the Sarun Field Force and Pearl Naval Brigade | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Cox | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
Field Detachment
HMS Frigate Pearl
- 96 Naval Brigade
Sarun Field Force
- 156 HM Light Infantry
- 65 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
- 292 Gurkhas
- 47 Sikhs
- 2 guns
- One 24 pounder rocket tube
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle of Nuggur Google Books
Col Rowcroft's dispatch Google Books
Amorah Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
