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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=Mr Herwald Wake<br> | |commander1=Mr Herwald Wake<br>Major Dunbar<br>[http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/190041410 Major Vincent Eyre] | ||
|commander2=[http://theyear1857.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/bihars-last-lion/ Koer Singh] | |commander2=[http://theyear1857.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/bihars-last-lion/ Koer Singh] | ||
|strength1=8 Europeans<br>60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion | |strength1=8 Europeans<br>60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babu_Kunwar_Singh Kunwar Singh] took command of the sepoys who mutinied at [[Dinapore]]. Forewarned that they would attack [[Arrah]], the Europeans who remained behind fortified a bungalow where they held out for about ten days. A relief force from Dinapore under Captain Dunbar was ambushed as they approached and forced to retreat with heavy casualties. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Lowis_Mangles Ross Mangles] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fraser_McDonell William McDonnell] won VCs in the action. It wasn't until 3 August that Major Vincent Eyre dispersed the enemy and raised the siege. | |||
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== First relief force == | |||
*[[37th Regiment of Foot|HM 37th Regiment]] (200 men) | |||
*[[10th Regiment of Foot|HM 10th Regiment]] (detachment) | |||
*50 Sikhs | |||
== Second relief force == | |||
160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br> | 160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br> | ||
under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Eyre Major Vincent Eyre] | under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Eyre Major Vincent Eyre] | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | ||
==== Historical books | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/18/mode/2up Siege of Arrah] www.archive.org<br> | *''A turning point in the Indian Mutiny'' by I. Giberne Sieveking 1910 [http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/18/mode/2up Siege of Arrah] www.archive.org<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books | *''A History of the Great Revolt'' by John William Kaye 1864 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NcMzo7SdYOwC&pg=PA142&lpg=PA142&dq=Herwald+Wake+Arrah&source=bl&ots=CHqfO5Woxd&sig=rQzDcv0o9uyZJAzUPFFMKdZMLKA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=A3xUUeDBMMnM0AXauICoCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Herwald%20Wake%20Arrah&f=false Siege of Arrah] Google Books<br> | ||
*''A comprehensive history of India'' by Henry Beveridge 1862 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/b28987639 ''Arrah in 1857..''] Reprinted from a Pamphlet by John James Hall to which is added an account of…the Relief… by Charles Kelly. 1893 Archive.org. | |||
:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.121302 ''Two Months In Arrah In 1857''] by John James Halls, late Assistant Surgeon at the Civil Station of Arrah 1905, reprint of 1860 edition. Archive.org. Arrah was twenty four miles from [[Dinapore]]. | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Arrah, Siege of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Arrah, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:Koer Singh and the Western Bihar Campaign|Arrah, Siege of]] | [[Category:Koer Singh and the Western Bihar Campaign|Arrah, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Arrah, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Arrah, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 20 August 2018
| Siege of Arrah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 26 July-3 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.559827°N 84.667483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Mr Herwald Wake Major Dunbar Major Vincent Eyre |
Koer Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 8 Europeans 60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion |
2,000 Sepoys | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary
Kunwar Singh took command of the sepoys who mutinied at Dinapore. Forewarned that they would attack Arrah, the Europeans who remained behind fortified a bungalow where they held out for about ten days. A relief force from Dinapore under Captain Dunbar was ambushed as they approached and forced to retreat with heavy casualties. Ross Mangles and William McDonnell won VCs in the action. It wasn't until 3 August that Major Vincent Eyre dispersed the enemy and raised the siege.
First relief force
- HM 37th Regiment (200 men)
- HM 10th Regiment (detachment)
- 50 Sikhs
Second relief force
160 men of HM 5th Fusiliers and 3 guns
under Major Vincent Eyre
External links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Historical books online
- A turning point in the Indian Mutiny by I. Giberne Sieveking 1910 Siege of Arrah www.archive.org
- A History of the Great Revolt by John William Kaye 1864 Siege of Arrah Google Books
- A comprehensive history of India by Henry Beveridge 1862 Relief of Arrah Google Books
- Arrah in 1857.. Reprinted from a Pamphlet by John James Hall to which is added an account of…the Relief… by Charles Kelly. 1893 Archive.org.
- Two Months In Arrah In 1857 by John James Halls, late Assistant Surgeon at the Civil Station of Arrah 1905, reprint of 1860 edition. Archive.org. Arrah was twenty four miles from Dinapore.
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
Survey 1920-1946