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== Roorkee Field Force == | == Roorkee Field Force == | ||
3,000 troops | 3,000 troops<br> | ||
*HM 60th Rifles | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/225/mode/1up Brig-Gen John Jones] commanding<br> | ||
*1st Sikh Infantry | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/87/mode/1up Brig John Coke] second in command<br> | ||
*Coke's Rifles | *[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 60th Rifles]] (568 rank & file) | ||
*17th Punjaub Infantry | *[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry]] (444 rank & file) | ||
*Moultan Horse | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|Coke's Rifles]] | ||
*Detachment of Engineers | *17th Punjaub Infantry (704 rank & file and 70 sabres) | ||
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Moultan Horse]] (600 sabres) | |||
*Detachment of Engineers (103 rank & file) | |||
*8 heavy guns | *8 heavy guns | ||
*6 light guns | *6 light guns | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA472&dq=Roorkee+Field+Force&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=CK23Ss7EKpP4NfPI-MMP#v=onepage&q=Roorkee%20Field%20Force&f=false Roorkee Field Force] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
[http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/KayeMalleson4/bk12ch04.html] www.ibiblio.org ''scroll to page 361'' | |||
[[Image:Bagawallamap.jpg|thumb| Bagawalla Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Bagawallamap.jpg|thumb| Bagawalla Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Bagawalla, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Bagawalla, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Bagawalla, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 24 July 2014
| Battle of Bagawalla | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Bhaguwala, Uttar Pradesh] | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.717905°N 78.307458°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| Roorkee Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig John Jones | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Roorkee Field Force
3,000 troops
Brig-Gen John Jones commanding
Brig John Coke second in command
- HM 60th Rifles (568 rank & file)
- 1st Sikh Infantry (444 rank & file)
- Coke's Rifles
- 17th Punjaub Infantry (704 rank & file and 70 sabres)
- Moultan Horse (600 sabres)
- Detachment of Engineers (103 rank & file)
- 8 heavy guns
- 6 light guns
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Roorkee Field Force Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 [1] www.ibiblio.org scroll to page 361
Survey 1920-1946