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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=19 July 1857 | |date=19 July 1857 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Azamgarh]], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.064592,83.184521&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.046592°N 83.184521°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.064592,83.184521&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.046592°N 83.184521°E] | ||
|result= | |result= | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=Deputy Magistrate Venables | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=2,500 to 3,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=150-200 | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= 18 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== 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<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA278&dq=Azimghur&ei=yce9SsubCIjWzASa7YSuDw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mr Venables report] Google Books | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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[[Image:Azamgarhmap.jpg|thumb|Azamgarh Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Azamgarhmap.jpg|thumb|Azamgarh Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Azimguhr, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Azimguhr, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Azimguhr, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:48, 2 February 2011
| Battle of Azimguhr 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 19 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.046592°N 83.184521°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Deputy Magistrate Venables | ||
| Strength | ||
| 2,500 to 3,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 150-200 | 18 | |
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mr Venables report Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
Survey 1920-1946