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|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.756411,83.373643&z=12&t=h&hl=en 26.756411°N 83.373643°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.756411,83.373643&z=12&t=h&hl=en 26.756411°N 83.373643°E] | ||
| − | |result= | + | |result=British victory |
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=Colonel Rowcroft |
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=Nazim Mahomed Hussein<br>Rajah of Gonda<br>Rajah of Churdah<br>Mehndee Ali Hussein |
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1= 1,300+ |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 12,000 |
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | == HEIC Force == | ||
| + | *200 Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN | ||
| + | *200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry | ||
| + | *900 Goorkhas | ||
| + | *a few Sikhs | ||
| + | *4 guns | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 25 September 2009
| Battle of Goruckpore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | March 1858 | |
| Location: | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.756411°N 83.373643°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Rowcroft | Nazim Mahomed Hussein Rajah of Gonda Rajah of Churdah Mehndee Ali Hussein | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,300+ | 12,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
HEIC Force
- 200 Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
- 200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
- 900 Goorkhas
- a few Sikhs
- 4 guns
