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== Recommended Reading ==
== Brigadier Barker's Column ==
*300 bayonets [[88th Regiment of Foot]]
*300 bayonets 3rd Batt [[The Rifle Brigade]]
*170 sabres [[2nd Dragoon Guards]]
*550 bayonets [[Oude Police Infantry]]
*20 men [[Punjab Pioneers]]
*Royal Artillery
:*One 18-pounder
:*One 8" howitzer
:*Two 8" mortars
:*Two 5.5" mortars
*Bengal Artillery (8 field guns)


''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: not found<br>
Variants:Birwah/Birwah<br>


== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BloPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA280&dq=Brigadier+barker&as_brr=1&ei=9zxRSO7fBYHsiQGc6Pk4#PPA270,M1 Capture of Birwah] Google Books


== External Links ==
[[Category:Battles|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]
[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=BloPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA280&dq=Brigadier+barker&as_brr=1&ei=9zxRSO7fBYHsiQGc6Pk4#PPA270,M1 Google Books - Capture of Birwah]
[[Category:Oude Campaign|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:41, 17 October 2011

Battle of Birwa Fort
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 21 October 1858
Location: Vicinity of Sandila, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 27.067312°N 80.511885°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Brig Gen George Barker
Strength
Casualties

Brigadier Barker's Column

  • One 18-pounder
  • One 8" howitzer
  • Two 8" mortars
  • Two 5.5" mortars
  • Bengal Artillery (8 field guns)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: not found
Variants:Birwah/Birwah

External Links

Capture of Birwah Google Books