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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=5 March 1858 | |date=5 March 1858 | ||
|location=Amorah, | |location=Amorah, [[Fyzabad]], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.776453,82.374457&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.770762°N 82.381910°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.776453,82.374457&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.770762°N 82.381910°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=Sarun Field Force<br>HMS Pearl Naval Brigade | |combatant1=Sarun Field Force<br>HMS Pearl Naval Brigade | ||
|combatant2=Rebel | |combatant2=Rebel [[Sepoy]]s | ||
|commander1=Col F. Rowcroft<br> Captain Sotheby RN | |commander1=Col F. Rowcroft<br> Captain Sotheby RN | ||
|commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | ||
|strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns | |strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns | ||
|strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10, | |strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10,000 irregulars<br>300 sowars<br>9 guns | ||
|casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded | |casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded | ||
|casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns | |casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|300px|Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946]] | |||
'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]''' | |||
== HMS Frigate Pearl == | == HMS Frigate Pearl == | ||
32 Royal Marines<br>140 Naval column | 32 Royal Marines<br>140 Naval column | ||
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200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry<br>850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments<br>39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers | 200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry<br>850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments<br>39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers | ||
== | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Amorha<br> | |||
Variants: Amorah<br> | |||
== 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 | ||
[[ | == External Links == | ||
[[Category: | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154&dq=Amorha&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#v=onepage&q=Amorha&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] Gazetteer 1857 | |||
[[Category:Battles|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:18, 21 August 2010
| Battle of Amorah 5 March 1858 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 March 1858 | |
| Location: | Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Sarun Field Force HMS Pearl Naval Brigade |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col F. Rowcroft Captain Sotheby RN |
Nazim Mahimed Hossen Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |
| Strength | ||
| about 1,300 4 guns |
4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent 700 Oude Police Corps 10,000 irregulars 300 sowars 9 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed 9 wounded |
500 killed & wounded 7 guns | |
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
HMS Frigate Pearl
32 Royal Marines
140 Naval column
Sarun Field Force
200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments
39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion
Four 12 pounder howitzers
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
Battle of Amorah Google Books
Amorah Gazetteer 1857