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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh. | To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of [[Aligarh]] a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from [[Delhi]] at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with [[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell's]] forces at [[Fatehgarh]]. | ||
== Movable Column == | == Movable Column == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024992/ Sir Thomas Seaton] ODNB article<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bUEoAAAAYAAJ&dq=Sir+Thomas+Seaton&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=1Lru0V7XiV&sig=moJK4E2ZqtE-LEQz5NmG1vBuWmI&hl=en&ei=cOTSSpquA-O2jAfx8snwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false Cadet to Colonel - Seaton's Autobiography] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br> | ||
[[Category:Seaton's Movable Column| Seaton's Movable Column]] | [[Category:Seaton's Movable Column| Seaton's Movable Column]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny| | [[Category:Indian Mutiny| Seaton's Movable Column]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]] | ||
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Summary
To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh.
Movable Column
Infantry (1,036 men)
- 1st Fusiliers (376 men)
- 7th Punjaub Infantry (540 men)
- Sappers (120 men)
Artillery (233 men)
- European Horse Artillery (140 men)
- Native Horse Artillery (28 men)
- Sikh Artillery (65 men)
- Guns
- Six 9-pounders
- Two 18-pounders
- One 8 inch howitzer
- Two 5.5 inch mortars
Cavalry (690 men)
- Carabiniers and Lancers (140 men)
- Hodson's Horse (550 men)
- Sikh Artillery (65 men)
External Links
Sir Thomas Seaton ODNB article
Cadet to Colonel - Seaton's Autobiography Google Books
Seaton's March to Fategarh Google Books