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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=10 May 1857 | |date=10 May 1857 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Meerut]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Province)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.991462,77.703263&z=9&t=h&hl=en 28.991462°N 77.7032636°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.991462,77.703263&z=9&t=h&hl=en 28.991462°N 77.7032636°E] | ||
|result=Sepoy uprising | |result=Sepoy uprising | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
85 troopers of the 3rd Light Cavalry refused to accept their cartridges, were court martialled, sentenced and sent to the common jail in Meerut. The following day sepoys of the 11th & 20th Native Infantry stormed the jail and released the troopers and 1200 other prisoners. Colonel Finnis of the 11th BNI was shot on the parade ground, the bungalows of the European officers were set on fire and many of their families murdered. The 2,200 European troops were not used to oppose the mutineers who marched away to join the regiments in Delhi. Major-General W.H.Hewitt was removed from his command of the Meerut Division. | 85 troopers of the 3rd Light Cavalry refused to accept their cartridges, were court martialled, sentenced and sent to the common jail in [[Meerut]]. The following day sepoys of the 11th & 20th Native Infantry stormed the jail and released the troopers and 1200 other prisoners. Colonel Finnis of the 11th BNI was shot on the parade ground, the bungalows of the European officers were set on fire and many of their families murdered. The 2,200 European troops were not used to oppose the mutineers who marched away to join the regiments in Delhi. Major-General W.H.Hewitt was removed from his command of the Meerut Division. | ||
== European Casualties == | == European Casualties == | ||
A few mentioned in records | A few mentioned in records<br /> | ||
* | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | ||
* | '''[[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]''' | ||
*Captain Taylor | *Lieutenant C I E Macnabb | ||
*Lieutenant Henderson | *Veterinary Surgeon Phillips | ||
* | *Veterinary Surgeon Dawson<br /> | ||
* | '''[[11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|11th Bengal Native Infantry]]''' | ||
* | *Lt-Colonel J Finnis<br /> | ||
* | |||
* | '''[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]]''' | ||
* | *Captain J H Taylor | ||
*Captain & Mrs D Macdonald | |||
*Lieutenant D Henderson | |||
*Lieutenant W Pattle<br /> | |||
'''[[Bengal Horse Artillery|Horse Artillery]]''' | |||
*Gunner Donohoe | |||
*Gunner Conolly | |||
*Gunner Benson | |||
*Gunner Cairns<br /> | |||
'''[[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]]''' | |||
*Corporal & Mrs Mortimer | |||
*Corporal & Mrs Edwardes | |||
*Corporal & Mrs Fitzpatrick<br /> | |||
'''[[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]''' | |||
*Captain Fraser<br /> | |||
*Mrs Chambers | *Mrs Chambers | ||
*Mrs Dawson and two children | |||
*Mrs Courtenay and two children | |||
*Mr V Tregear, Educational Service | |||
*Pensioner McKinley | |||
*Pensioner Blanco | |||
*Mr Newland, Photographer | |||
*Sergeant & Mrs Law and two children | |||
*Sergeant & Mrs McPhee | |||
*Sergeant & Mrs Binglee | |||
*Sergeant & Mrs Grant | |||
*Sergeant & Mrs Brooks | |||
Riding Master Langdale's child<br /> | |||
</div> | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Outbreak_of_the_Rebellion Outbreak of Rebellion] Wikipedia<br> | |||
== | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
[ | *[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024080719/page/n8 ''The Chaplain's Narrative of the Siege of Delhi : from the Outbreak at Meerut to the Capture of Delhi''] by John Edward Wharton Rotton, one of the Chaplains of Meerut and Chaplain to the Delhi Field Force. 1858 Archive.org | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BQ_qW5Sg6k4C&pg=PA227&dq=The+Indian+Mutiny+1857-58&hl=en&ei=WLQsTKKsDYzbsAaB74XSAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Platt&f=false Events at Meerut] Google Books | *''Service and Adventure with the Khakee Ressalah; or, Meerut Volunteer Horse, during the Mutinies of 1857-58'' by Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop BCS 1858 | ||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=iw4NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA31&dq=Meerut+Light+Horse&hl=en&ei=rRMzTcTYIcyxhAemntCwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Meerut%20Light%20Horse&f=false Gungapershad's account] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=iw4NAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA34&dq=Meerut+Light+Horse&hl=en&ei=rRMzTcTYIcyxhAemntCwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Meerut%20Light%20Horse&f=false List of Europeans murdered on 10 May] Google Books<br> | |||
*''The Indian Empire Vol II by R Montgomery Martin'' [http://archive.org/stream/indianempirehist02mart#page/142/mode/2up Meerut 22 April to 11 May] (archive.org)<br> | |||
*''The History of the Indian Revolt 1859 '' [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IzQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Meerut+1857&as_brr=3&ei=wFctSfe6FI_QkwTrkMnsAQ Uprising at Meerut] (Google Books)<br> | |||
*''The Indian Mutiny 1857-58 '' [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BQ_qW5Sg6k4C&pg=PA227&dq=The+Indian+Mutiny+1857-58&hl=en&ei=WLQsTKKsDYzbsAaB74XSAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Platt&f=false Events at Meerut] (Google Books)<br> | |||
*''Narrative of the Indian Mutinies of 1857 '' [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XEEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Mutineers+Delhi+Meerut&as_brr=3&ei=z6DVSvjlLam-zAS7m6SlCw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mutiny at Meerut] (Google Books) | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/thelastmughalthefallofadynastydelhi18572008vintagebooks_201910 ''The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857''] by William Dalrymple 2006 Archive.org. | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
The following books are reviewed in [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list FIBIS Military Reading List] | The following books are reviewed in [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list FIBIS Military Reading List] | ||
* ''The | * ''The Last Mughal: the Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857'' by William Dalrymple. (London: Bloomsbury, 2006). Available online, refer above. | ||
* ''The Indian Mutiny | * ''The Indian Mutiny 1857'' by David Saul (London: Viking, 2002) | ||
* ''The Indian Mutiny 1857-58'' by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (Oxford: Osprey, 2007.) | * ''The Indian Mutiny 1857-58'' by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (Oxford: Osprey, 2007.) | ||
* ''The | * ''The Great Uprising in India 1857-58'' by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones.(Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2007) ) | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Meerut Uprising]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Meerut Uprising]] | ||
[[Category:Mutinies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 14 January 2020
| Mutiny at Meerut | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 10 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Meerut | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.991462°N 77.7032636°E | |
| Result: | Sepoy uprising | |
| Combatants | ||
| 60th Rifles (1,000) 6th Dragoon Guards (600) One troop of Horse Artillery Artillery Recruits (500) |
3rd Bengal Light Cavalry 11th Bengal Native Infantry 20th Bengal Native Infantry | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This event was part of the Indian Mutiny
Synopsis
85 troopers of the 3rd Light Cavalry refused to accept their cartridges, were court martialled, sentenced and sent to the common jail in Meerut. The following day sepoys of the 11th & 20th Native Infantry stormed the jail and released the troopers and 1200 other prisoners. Colonel Finnis of the 11th BNI was shot on the parade ground, the bungalows of the European officers were set on fire and many of their families murdered. The 2,200 European troops were not used to oppose the mutineers who marched away to join the regiments in Delhi. Major-General W.H.Hewitt was removed from his command of the Meerut Division.
European Casualties
A few mentioned in records
- Lieutenant C I E Macnabb
- Veterinary Surgeon Phillips
- Veterinary Surgeon Dawson
- Lt-Colonel J Finnis
- Captain J H Taylor
- Captain & Mrs D Macdonald
- Lieutenant D Henderson
- Lieutenant W Pattle
- Gunner Donohoe
- Gunner Conolly
- Gunner Benson
- Gunner Cairns
- Corporal & Mrs Mortimer
- Corporal & Mrs Edwardes
- Corporal & Mrs Fitzpatrick
- Captain Fraser
- Mrs Chambers
- Mrs Dawson and two children
- Mrs Courtenay and two children
- Mr V Tregear, Educational Service
- Pensioner McKinley
- Pensioner Blanco
- Mr Newland, Photographer
- Sergeant & Mrs Law and two children
- Sergeant & Mrs McPhee
- Sergeant & Mrs Binglee
- Sergeant & Mrs Grant
- Sergeant & Mrs Brooks
Riding Master Langdale's child
External links
- Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
- Outbreak of Rebellion Wikipedia
Historical books online
- The Chaplain's Narrative of the Siege of Delhi : from the Outbreak at Meerut to the Capture of Delhi by John Edward Wharton Rotton, one of the Chaplains of Meerut and Chaplain to the Delhi Field Force. 1858 Archive.org
- Service and Adventure with the Khakee Ressalah; or, Meerut Volunteer Horse, during the Mutinies of 1857-58 by Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop BCS 1858
- The Indian Empire Vol II by R Montgomery Martin Meerut 22 April to 11 May (archive.org)
- The History of the Indian Revolt 1859 Uprising at Meerut (Google Books)
- The Indian Mutiny 1857-58 Events at Meerut (Google Books)
- Narrative of the Indian Mutinies of 1857 Mutiny at Meerut (Google Books)
- The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple 2006 Archive.org.
Recommended Reading
The following books are reviewed in FIBIS Military Reading List
- The Last Mughal: the Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple. (London: Bloomsbury, 2006). Available online, refer above.
- The Indian Mutiny 1857 by David Saul (London: Viking, 2002)
- The Indian Mutiny 1857-58 by Gregory Fremont-Barnes (Oxford: Osprey, 2007.)
- The Great Uprising in India 1857-58 by Rosie Llewellyn-Jones.(Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2007) )