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== Field Force ==
== Field Force ==
5th Punjab Infantry<br>Peshawar Mountain Battery (2 guns)<br>One Detcahment 2nd Punjab Cavalry
*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]]
*Peshawar Mountain Battery (2 guns)
*One Detachment [[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]]


== 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=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA304&dq=Shekh+jana&as_brr=3&ei=RF9WScOMC5WyyQTitPXRAw Google Books - Action at Shekh  Jana]
[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=HvE_Pa_ZlfsC&pg=PA304&dq=Shekh+jana&as_brr=3&ei=RF9WScOMC5WyyQTitPXRAw Action at Shekh  Jana] Google Books
==== Historical Books on-line ====
[http://www.archive.org/stream/frontieroverseas01indi#page/212/mode/2up Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Hindustani fanatics] archive.org
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
[[Image:Shekh-Janamap.jpg|thumb|Shekh Jana location<br>Peshawar Division 1909]]
[[Image:Shekh-Janamap.jpg|thumb|Shekh Jana location<br>Peshawar Division 1909]]
[[Category:Battles|Shekh Jana, Battle of]]
[[Category:Hindustani Fanatics|Shekh Jana, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Shekh Jana, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 2 December 2009


Battle of Shekh Jana
Part of Hindustani Fanatics 1857-58
Date: 2 July 1857
Location: Shekh Jana, Mardan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.196837°N 72.045822°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj J.L.Vaughan Baz Khan
Jan Muhammad
Strength
Casualties

Field Force

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Shekh Jana Google Books

Historical Books on-line

Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Hindustani fanatics archive.org

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

Shekh Jana location
Peshawar Division 1909