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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=Brig Horsford | + | |commander1=[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/208/mode/1up/ Brig Alfred Horsford] |
|commander2=Gen Davhie Deen<br>Nazim Mehndee Hussein | |commander2=Gen Davhie Deen<br>Nazim Mehndee Hussein | ||
|strength1=1,589 troops | |strength1=1,589 troops | ||
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== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
| − | *F Troop Royal Horse Artillery | + | *F Troop [[Royal Horse Artillery]] |
:45 men and 2 six pounder guns under Lieut Lyon | :45 men and 2 six pounder guns under Lieut Lyon | ||
| − | *Q Field Battery Royal Artillery | + | *Q Field Battery [[Royal Artillery]] |
:49 men and 2 nine pounder guns under Lieut Strange | :49 men and 2 nine pounder guns under Lieut Strange | ||
| − | *7th Hussars | + | *[[7th (Queen's Own)Hussars|7th Hussars]] |
:101 men under Capt Stisted | :101 men under Capt Stisted | ||
| − | *1st Hodson's Horse | + | *[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|1st Hodson's Horse]] |
:76 men under Lieut Palliser | :76 men under Lieut Palliser | ||
*Oudh Military Police Cavalry | *Oudh Military Police Cavalry | ||
:133 men under Lieut Sadleir | :133 men under Lieut Sadleir | ||
| − | HM 61st Regiment | + | *[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Regiment]] |
:310 men | :310 men | ||
| − | *32nd Light Infantry | + | *[[32nd Regiment of Foot|32nd Light Infantry]] |
:312 men under Lt-Col Carmichael | :312 men under Lt-Col Carmichael | ||
| − | *1st Madras Fusiliers | + | *[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|1st Madras Fusiliers]] |
:321 men under Lt-Col Galway | :321 men under Lt-Col Galway | ||
| − | *5th Punjab Rifles | + | *[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Rifles]] |
:180 men under Capt Hoste | :180 men under Capt Hoste | ||
*Oudh Military Police Infantry | *Oudh Military Police Infantry | ||
:351 men under Capt Bunbury | :351 men under Capt Bunbury | ||
| − | *Madras Sappers | + | *[[Madras Sappers and Miners|Madras Sappers]] |
:20 men under Lieut Raynsford | :20 men under Lieut Raynsford | ||
Latest revision as of 14:14, 21 June 2010
| Battle of Daodpore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 20 October 1858 | |
| Location: | Daudpur, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.299641°N 81.951427°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Alfred Horsford | Gen Davhie Deen Nazim Mehndee Hussein | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,589 troops | 200 cavalry 4,000 infantry 2 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- F Troop Royal Horse Artillery
- 45 men and 2 six pounder guns under Lieut Lyon
- Q Field Battery Royal Artillery
- 49 men and 2 nine pounder guns under Lieut Strange
- 101 men under Capt Stisted
- 76 men under Lieut Palliser
- Oudh Military Police Cavalry
- 133 men under Lieut Sadleir
- 310 men
- 312 men under Lt-Col Carmichael
- 321 men under Lt-Col Galway
- 180 men under Capt Hoste
- Oudh Military Police Infantry
- 351 men under Capt Bunbury
- 20 men under Lieut Raynsford
External Links
Brigadier Horsford's Dispatch Google Books
