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== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Kunch<br> | |||
Variants: Koonch<br> | |||
== Field Force, [[Hyderabad Contingent]] == | |||
Major W A Orr commanding<br> | |||
*[[1st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (182 sabres) under Lieut Dowker | |||
*[[4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (137 sabres) under Capt Murray | |||
*[[Hyderabad Contingent Artillery|Artillery]] under Captain Douglas | |||
:*1st Company Artillery (two 6-pounder guns) | |||
:*2nd Company Artillery (three 6-pounder guns) | |||
:*4th Company Artillery (two 12-pounder howitzers, two 5.5 inch mortars) | |||
*[[3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (333 bayonets) under Lieut Macquoid | |||
*[[5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (241 bayonets) under Capt Hare | |||
== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024093/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Gen Sir Hugh Rose]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3236&dq=Koonch&as_brr=3#PPA3237,M1 Google Books - Gen Rose's Despatch] | |||
[[Category:Battles|Koonch, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Koonch, Battle of]] | ||
[[ | [[Category:Central India Campaign|Koonch, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koonch, Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koonch, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 24 March 2013
| Battle of Koonch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 7 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Kunch, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.996953°N 79.17181°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Hugh Rose | Rani of Jhansi Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kunch
Variants: Koonch
Field Force, Hyderabad Contingent
Major W A Orr commanding
- 1st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent (182 sabres) under Lieut Dowker
- 4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent (137 sabres) under Capt Murray
- Artillery under Captain Douglas
- 1st Company Artillery (two 6-pounder guns)
- 2nd Company Artillery (three 6-pounder guns)
- 4th Company Artillery (two 12-pounder howitzers, two 5.5 inch mortars)
- 3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent (333 bayonets) under Lieut Macquoid
- 5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent (241 bayonets) under Capt Hare
External Link
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Gen Sir Hugh Rose
Google Books - Gen Rose's Despatch