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*Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery | *Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 20 June 2010
| Battle of Nujjuffghur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 25 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Najafgarh, Delhi | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 28.616671°N 76.98334°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen John Nicholson | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 60 killed & wounded | 800 | |
This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
Field Force
- Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Remington's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Blunt's Troop of Horse Artillery
- 9th Lancers (100 men) under Lieut Sarel
- HM 61st Regt (250 men) under Colonel Rainey
- 1st Bengal Fusiliers (200 men) under Maj Jacob
- 1st Punjab Infantry, Coke's Rifles (400 men) under Lieut Lumsden
- 2nd Punjab Infantry, Green's Rifles, (400 men)
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (100 men) under Lieut C. Nicholson
- Guide Cavalry (200 men) under Capt Sandford
- Mooltanee Horse (300 men) under Lieut Lind
- Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Nazafgarh
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
