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Battle of Gwalior 1858

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After the advance units of the rebels were driven back at the [[Battle of Kota-ki-Serai]] [[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]] arrived and engaged the enemy before [[Gwalior]] on 19 June.
== Summary ==
After the advance units of the rebels were driven back at the [[Battle of Kota-ki-Serai]] [[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]] arrived and engaged the enemy before [[Gwalior]] on 19 June. The British pursued the rebels through the streets of Lashkar, the new city, and overran the old city at the base of Gwalior Fort. An attack on the main gate was successful and the fort also fell.
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwalior Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh] Wikipedia
==== Historical books on-line ====
*''Medals of the British Army'' by Thomas Carter 1861 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA160&dq=Kota-ki-Serai%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=TzXuSLz9OqWKtAO2jP3QBg#v=onepage&q=Gwalior&f=false Battle of Gwalior] Google Books<br />
*''Recollections of the Campaign in Malwa and Central India: under Major General Sir Hugh Rose GCB'' by John Henry Sylvester 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA183&dq=General+Rose++Sehore&hl=en&ei=i0C0TfrqItGs8QOW4-iVDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Gwalior] Google Books<br>
[[Category:Battles|Gwalior 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Gwalior 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Gwalior 1858, Battle of]]

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