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[[Category:Battles|Hurriah, Battle of]]
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'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Haraiya<br>
Variants: Harraiya/Hurriah/Hurreah<br>
== Field Detachment ==
== Field Detachment ==
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding<br>
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding<br>
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Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer<br>
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer<br>


'''Pearl Naval Brigade''' under Capt Sotheby RN<br>
'''[[Pearl's Naval Brigade]]''' under Capt Sotheby RN<br>
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN<br>  
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN<br>  
105 seamen & marines<br>
105 seamen & marines<br>
Two 12 pounder howitzers<br>  
Two 12-pounder howitzers<br>  
One 24 pounder rocket
One 24-pounder rocket


'''[[Bengal Artillery]]''' under Lt Welsh<br>
'''[[Bengal Artillery]]''' under Lt Welsh<br>
1 officer<br>17 European rank & file<br>7 gun Lascars<br>19 bullock drivers<br>2 guns
1 officer<br>17 European rank & file<br>7 gun Lascars<br>19 bullock drivers<br>2 guns


'''HM 13th Light Infantry''' ([[13th Regiment of Foot]]) under Capt van Straubenzee<br>  
'''[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]]''' under Capt van Straubenzee<br>  
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley<br>160 rank & file<br>Dr Gee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley<br>160 rank & file<br>Dr Gee


'''Sikh Detachment''' under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt<br>
'''Sikh Detachment''' under Lt Maddock, [[3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|3rd Bengal European Regt]]<br>
2 native officers<br>81 rank & file
2 native officers<br>81 rank & file


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Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers<br>
Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers<br>
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3386&dq=Hurriah&as_brr=3&ei=xr2ASIqeNoicjgHjr4yrCA#PPA3385,M1 Google Books - Lt-Col Byng's Despatch]
[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=PA229&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Naval Brigade account] Googlr Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3386&dq=Hurriah&as_brr=3&ei=xr2ASIqeNoicjgHjr4yrCA#PPA3385,M1 Lt-Col Byng's Despatch] Google Books
 
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
[[Category:Battles|Hurriah, Battle of]]
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Hurriah, Battle of]]
[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Hurriah, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Hurriah, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 14:23, 21 August 2010

Battle of Hurriah
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 18 June 1858
Location: Harraiya, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.799976°N 82.467756°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
Sarun Field Force Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Lieut Col J Byng Nazim Mahomed Hossein
Strength
about 630 5,000
2 guns
Casualties
200

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Haraiya
Variants: Harraiya/Hurriah/Hurreah

Field Detachment

Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding
Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer

Pearl's Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN
105 seamen & marines
Two 12-pounder howitzers
One 24-pounder rocket

Bengal Artillery under Lt Welsh
1 officer
17 European rank & file
7 gun Lascars
19 bullock drivers
2 guns

HM 13th Light Infantry under Capt van Straubenzee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley
160 rank & file
Dr Gee

Sikh Detachment under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt
2 native officers
81 rank & file

Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry under Captain Chapman 7 officers
140 rank & file
1 surgeon Dr Garden
1 veterinary surgeon

6th Madras Light Cavalry under Captain Mulcaster
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie
3 native officers
2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers
84 rank & file
6 trumpeters & farriers

Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Naval Brigade account Googlr Books
Lt-Col Byng's Despatch Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548