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[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]]
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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War]
|partof=[[:Category:1st Rohilla War|1st Rohilla War]]
|date= 23 April 1774
|date= 23 April 1774
|location=[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Miranpur-Katra-80142.htm Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh]  
|location=[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Miranpur-Katra-80142.htm Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh]  
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|result= British victory
|result= British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>Kingdom of Awadh
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[[Oude|Kingdom of Awadh]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla Rohillas]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla Rohillas]
|commander1= Col Champion<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daulah]
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Brig-Gen Alexander Champion]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daulah]
|commander2=  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan]
|commander2=  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan]
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2=40,000
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Rohilla War]]'''<br>
 
Also known as the '''Battle of Miranpur Katra''' and the '''Battle of St George'''
== Champion's Forces ==
2nd Brigade Bengal Army including
* [[Governor General's Bodyguard]]
*Six Sepoy Battalions
*[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd European Regiment]]
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br>
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Miranpur Katra<br>
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah<br>
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg  Google Books - Gazetteer entry]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQgt5SYepi8C&pg=PA29&dq=Miranpur+Katra+1774&as_brr=3&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Miranpur%20Katra%201774&f=false Miranpur Katra] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg  Meeranpor Kutra] Gazetteer 1857
[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Rohilla War|Kutra, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 15:27, 21 May 2010

Battle of Kutra
Part of 1st Rohilla War
Date: 23 April 1774
Location: Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.033454°N 79.716858°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Kingdom of Awadh
Rohillas
Commanders
Brig-Gen Alexander Champion
Shuja-ud-Daulah
Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan
Strength
40,000
Casualties

This was an event during the 1st Rohilla War
Also known as the Battle of Miranpur Katra and the Battle of St George

Champion's Forces

2nd Brigade Bengal Army including

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Alexander Champion (??-??)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Miranpur Katra
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah

External Links

Rohilla War Wikipedia
Miranpur Katra Google Books
Meeranpor Kutra Gazetteer 1857