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|commander1=Maj J.L.Vaughan | |commander1=Maj J.L.Vaughan | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=Baz Khan<br>Jan Muhammad | ||
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== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
5th Punjab Infantry | *[[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 | [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
- 5th Punjab Infantry
- Peshawar Mountain Battery (2 guns)
- One Detachment 2nd Punjab Cavalry
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
Peshawar Division 1909