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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=17 August 1857 | |date=17-18 August 1857 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak Rohtak, Haryana] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak Rohtak, Haryana] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]] | |commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]] | ||
|commander2=Babar Khan | |commander2=Babar Khan | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 361 cavalry | ||
|strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen | |strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= 8 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | '''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | ||
== Hodson's Detachment == | |||
*6 European officers | |||
*103 sabres [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides Cavalry]] | |||
*233 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]] | |||
*25 sabres Jhind Horse | |||
== Wounded in action == | |||
Guides Cavalry: | |||
*Sowar Shere Mahomed | |||
*Sowar Futteh Dagen (severely) | |||
*Sowar Zieman Shah (severely) | |||
*Sowar Issur Sing | |||
*Sowar Sheo Doss (slightly)<br /> | |||
Hodson's Horse: | |||
*Sowar Behan Sing (severely) | |||
*Sowar Doola Sing (severely) | |||
Jhind Horse: | |||
* Two sowars | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website | ||
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 19 October 2011
| Battle of Rohtak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17-18 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Rohtak, Haryana | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.886422°N 76.58933°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company Hodson's Horse |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut William Hodson | Babar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 361 cavalry | 300 horsenmen 900 matchlockmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 8 wounded | ||
This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
Hodson's Detachment
- 6 European officers
- 103 sabres Guides Cavalry
- 233 sabres Hodson's Horse
- 25 sabres Jhind Horse
Wounded in action
Guides Cavalry:
- Sowar Shere Mahomed
- Sowar Futteh Dagen (severely)
- Sowar Zieman Shah (severely)
- Sowar Issur Sing
- Sowar Sheo Doss (slightly)
Hodson's Horse:
- Sowar Behan Sing (severely)
- Sowar Doola Sing (severely)
Jhind Horse:
- Two sowars
External Links
- Indian Mutiny 1857-58 British Empire Website
- Action at Rohtak Google Books