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== Summary ==
== Summary ==

Revision as of 12:17, 29 March 2013

See our interactive map of
Western Bihar Campaign
locations and routes on Google Maps


Summary

Babu Kunwar Singh (recorded as Koer Singh in British accounts) was a wealthy land owner in the Shahabad district who joined the insurgents soon after the mutiny at Dinapore. He commanded the rebels at the Siege of Arrah. After Arrah was relieved Koer Singh was pursued to Jagdishpur by Major Eyre who dispersed the rebels and blew up the stronghold on 15 August 1858. Lter Kunwar Singh occupied Atraulia. Colonel Milman attempted to engage the rebels but was forced to retreat (see Battle of Atrowlee).

External links

Historical books on-line

"Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8" Western Bihar Campaign archive.org