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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=24 May 1858 | |date=24 May 1858 | ||
|location=Mohammadi, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=Mohammadi, Shahjahanpur, [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.950889,80.215398&z=10&t=h&hl=en 27.950889°N 80.215398°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.950889,80.215398&z=10&t=h&hl=en 27.950889°N 80.215398°E] | ||
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|combatant1= [[East India Company]] | |combatant1= [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel sepoys | ||
|commander1=Brig Gen Sir John Jones | |commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/225/mode/1up Brig Gen Sir John Jones] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== The Shahjehanpore Brigade == | |||
''Brig-Gen Sir John Jones commanding'' | |||
*Two squadrons of [[6th Dragoon Guards]] | |||
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Cureton's Horse]] | |||
*[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 60th Rifles]] | |||
*[[79th Regiment of Foot|HM 79th Highlanders]] | |||
*Left wing [[82nd Regiment of Foot|HM 82nd Foot]] | |||
*[[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjaub Infantry]] | |||
*No 7 Light Battery [[Bengal Artillery]] | |||
*Detachment of heavy guns | |||
*Sappers | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[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=cAwtAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2975&dq=Mohumdee+Jones&ei=Y5QtSYK1KY3WlQTgyszcBg#PPA2975,M1 Google Books - Capture of Mohumdee Fort, Jones' Despatch] | [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=cAwtAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2975&dq=Mohumdee+Jones&ei=Y5QtSYK1KY3WlQTgyszcBg#PPA2975,M1 Google Books - Capture of Mohumdee Fort, Jones' Despatch] | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
[[Category:Battles|Mohumdee, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Mohumdee, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Mohumdee, Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Mohumdee, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 24 July 2014
| Battle of Mohumdee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 24 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Mohammadi, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.950889°N 80.215398°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir John Jones | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
The Shahjehanpore Brigade
Brig-Gen Sir John Jones commanding
- Two squadrons of 6th Dragoon Guards
- Cureton's Horse
- HM 60th Rifles
- HM 79th Highlanders
- Left wing HM 82nd Foot
- 22nd Punjaub Infantry
- No 7 Light Battery Bengal Artillery
- Detachment of heavy guns
- Sappers
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Capture of Mohumdee Fort, Jones' Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548