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| − | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichawatni | + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichawatni Chichawatni, Punjab] |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.537847,72.690876&z=12&t=h&hl=en30.537847°N 72.690876°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.537847,72.690876&z=12&t=h&hl=en30.537847°N 72.690876°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=Maj Crawford Chamberlain | + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032348/ Maj Crawford Chamberlain] |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 13 November 2008
| Battle of Cheekawutne | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 23 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Chichawatni, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 72.690876°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Crawford Chamberlain | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Siege at Chichawatni
Cheechawutnee - Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
