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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> |
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Amorah] Google Books<br> |
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah] Gazetteer 1857 |
[[Category:Battles|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | [[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 21 August 2010
| Battle of Amorah 31 May 1858 | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 31 Mayl 1858 | |
| Location: | Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Richardson Major Cox |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
Field Force
- 53 Pearl's Naval Brigade
- Two 12-pounder howitzers
- One 24-pounder rocket-tube
- 200 13th Light Infantry
- Two troops 6th Madras Cavalry
- Two troops Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
- 20 Sikhs
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Amorha
Variants: Amorah
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Battle of Amorah Google Books
Amorah Gazetteer 1857
