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*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=351&s_id=493 Supplement to The London Gazette] - around 2000 names of Europeans killed or wounded by disaffected soldiers or local residents as reported in the London Gazette
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=351&s_id=493 Supplement to The London Gazette] - around 2000 names of Europeans killed or wounded by disaffected soldiers or local residents as reported in the London Gazette
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=226&s_id=0 The Diary of a Medical Officer during the Great Indian Mutiny]
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=226&s_id=0 The Diary of a Medical Officer during the Great Indian Mutiny]
==Casualties==
Available at the [[British Library]] is the publication, ''Casualty Roll for the Indian Mutiny, 1857-59'', compiled by I. T. Taverner, published by J. B. Hayward & Son (1983), Suffolk, England (ISBN: 0 903754 98 3) pp.205.  It contains name, rank and regimental number of every casualty (fatal or otherwise) of HM's (incl. Naval Brigade) & HEIC forces (by Presidency, incl. Indian Medical Service and Ecclesiastical Establishment); location and date where/when/how injured.  A useful chronology of the Mutiny events and bibliography is appended.<ref>By email to User:Maureene dated 14 November 2010</ref>


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
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'''The Indian 'Mutiny' 1857-58 - A Guide to source material in the India Office Library and Records'' by Rosemary Seton ISBN 0-7123-0041-4
'''The Indian 'Mutiny' 1857-58 - A Guide to source material in the India Office Library and Records'' by Rosemary Seton ISBN 0-7123-0041-4
== References ==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA208,M1 Military Divisions in India at the outbreak of the Mutiny] in ''The history of the Indian revolt and of the expeditions to Persia, China & Japan'' by George Dodd (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA208,M1 Military Divisions in India at the outbreak of the Mutiny] in ''The history of the Indian revolt and of the expeditions to Persia, China & Japan'' by George Dodd (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W3geAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The Mutiny of the Bengal Army''] by George Bruce Malleson (1858) (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W3geAAAAMAAJ&printsec=titlepage&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''The Mutiny of the Bengal Army''] by George Bruce Malleson (1858) (Google Books)
*''Bulletins and other state intelligence. Compiled and arranged from the official documents published in the London Gazette''. These volumes, mainly the middle six, include information about the military events and contain lists of casualties during the Indian Mutiny. (refer FIBIS database, above) Published in these volumes 1859-1862. Google Books.
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZMQsAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1857 Part 1, January to June],  [http://books.google.com/books?id=DNI1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1857 Part 2, July to December], with [http://books.google.com/books?id=DNI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2273 Index]
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=09M1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover 1858 Part 1],[http://books.google.com/books?id=0tU1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1505 1858 Part 2], [http://books.google.com/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover 1858  Part 3], [http://books.google.com/books?id=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1858 Part 4] with [http://books.google.com/books?id=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3817  Index]
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=BloPAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover  1859 Part 1, January to June], [http://books.google.com/books?id=odg1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1503  1859 Part 2, July to December] with [http://books.google.com/books?id=odg1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2491 Index]
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p8QnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=Trimmoo&ei=KtCGSa_GBpr2McXMpIoI#PPR8,M1 Disposition of Troops in the Punjab prior to the Mutiny] in ''The Crisis in the Punjab, from the 10th of May Until the Fall of Delhi'' by Frederic Henry Cooper (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p8QnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=Trimmoo&ei=KtCGSa_GBpr2McXMpIoI#PPR8,M1 Disposition of Troops in the Punjab prior to the Mutiny] in ''The Crisis in the Punjab, from the 10th of May Until the Fall of Delhi'' by Frederic Henry Cooper (Google Books)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=U9YSAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Parliamentary papers, Volume 50'' - East India (Prize Property)] HMSO (1860) containing official correspondence on prize captured by HM and Company forces during Indian Mutiny actions.  Details discussion on the origin and distribution of ten different prize funds.
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=U9YSAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA1#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Parliamentary papers, Volume 50'' - East India (Prize Property)] HMSO (1860) containing official correspondence on prize captured by HM and Company forces during Indian Mutiny actions.  Details discussion on the origin and distribution of ten different prize funds.

Revision as of 05:47, 16 November 2010

Indian Mutiny
10 May 1857-19 April 1959
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Gangetic Plain and Central India
Combatants:
British Army
East India Company Armies
Bengal Presidency regiments
Result: Rebellion crushed
Medals: Indian Mutiny Medal
Clasps: Delhi, Defence of Lucknow, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow, Central India
Links:
Category:
Delhi Campaign
Events at Cawnpore
Havelock's Campaign
Showers' Movable Column
Greathed's Movable Column
Seaton's Movable Column
Trans-Gogra Campaign
Oude Campaign
Central India Campaign
Rohilcund Campaign


Preamble

The Indian Mutiny is also known as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857 and the Sepoy Mutiny.

The rebellion was almost exclusively confined to the regiments in the Bengal Presidency. In 1857 the Bengal Army strength was as follows:

Cavalry Infantry Artillery Sappers Total
British troops 1,366 17,003 3,063 Nil 21,432
Indian troops 19,288 112,052 4,734 1,497 137,571
Totals 20,654 129,055 7,797 1,497 159,003

Outbreaks

Details of the outbreak of mutiny in various locations can be found in the following articles:

Campaigns

For details of the campaigns during the mutiny see the following main articles

FIBIS resources

Casualties

Available at the British Library is the publication, Casualty Roll for the Indian Mutiny, 1857-59, compiled by I. T. Taverner, published by J. B. Hayward & Son (1983), Suffolk, England (ISBN: 0 903754 98 3) pp.205. It contains name, rank and regimental number of every casualty (fatal or otherwise) of HM's (incl. Naval Brigade) & HEIC forces (by Presidency, incl. Indian Medical Service and Ecclesiastical Establishment); location and date where/when/how injured. A useful chronology of the Mutiny events and bibliography is appended.[1]


Recommended Reading

The FIBIS Google Books Library
has books tagged:
Indian Mutiny

See also the Military reading list.

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 978-0747587262

"The Great Uprising in India" by Rosie Llewellyn Jones 2007 ISBN 978-1843833048

"Angels of Albion - women of the Indian Mutiny" by Jane Robinson 1996 ISBN 978-0670 846702

'The Indian 'Mutiny' 1857-58 - A Guide to source material in the India Office Library and Records by Rosemary Seton ISBN 0-7123-0041-4

References

  1. By email to User:Maureene dated 14 November 2010

External Links

General

  • Catalogue of Resources in UK Libraries in conjunction with Mutiny at the Margins

Maps

Historical newspapers and books online