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'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]''' | |||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
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== Field Detachment == | == Field Detachment == | ||
*Pearl's Naval Brigade (50 men and 2 guns) | *[[Pearl's Naval Brigade]] (50 men and 2 guns) | ||
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] (50 men) | *[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] (50 men) | ||
*Sikhs (50 men) | *Sikhs (50 men) | ||
*[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | *[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | ||
*One Troop of [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]] | *One Troop of [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235&dq= | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Naval Brigade account] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Lumptee, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Lumptee, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Lumptee, Battle of]] | [[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Lumptee, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Lumptee, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lumptee, Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lumptee, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 21 August 2010
| Battle of Lumptee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 29 August 1858 | |
| Location: | near Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt Garrard Lieutenant Fawkes RN |
Rajah of Gondah | |
| Strength | ||
| 500+ | 300 sepoys 1,900 irregulars 150 sowars 4 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
Location
The account describes this action taking place at Lumptee from which the British retired to Amorah.
Field Detachment
- Pearl's Naval Brigade (50 men and 2 guns)
- HM 13th Light Infantry (50 men)
- Sikhs (50 men)
- 27th Madras Native Infantry (350 men)
- One Troop of 6th Madras Cavalry
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Naval Brigade account Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207