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|date=24 August 1857 | |date=24 August 1857 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Aligarh]], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=Major Montgomery | |commander1=Major G.J.Montgomery | ||
|commander2=Ghose Mahomed Khan | |commander2=Ghose Mahomed Khan | ||
|strength1= 307 troops<br>Two 9 pounders<br>One 24 pounder howitzer | |strength1= 307 troops<br>Two 9 pounders<br>One 24 pounder howitzer | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[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=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA285&dq=Indian+Mutiny&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=N_iMR4rRBoOCsgPQtbDQBQ#PPA287,M1 Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857] - Scroll to page 286<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Allygurh+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA25,M1 Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857] | [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=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA285&dq=Indian+Mutiny&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=N_iMR4rRBoOCsgPQtbDQBQ#PPA287,M1 Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857] - Scroll to page 286<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=Allygurh+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA25,M1 Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh Wikipedia - Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
[[Category:Battles|Allygurh August 1857, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Allygurh August 1857, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Allygurh August 1857, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 5 February 2009
| Battle of Allygurh August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 24 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.893754°N 78.068142°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major G.J.Montgomery | Ghose Mahomed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 307 troops Two 9 pounders One 24 pounder howitzer |
6000 mutineers | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857 - Scroll to page 286
Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857
Wikipedia - Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207