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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh.
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To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of [[Aligarh]] a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from [[Delhi]] at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with [[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell's]] forces at [[Fatehgarh]].
  
 
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024992/ Sir Thomas Seaton] ODNB article<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bUEoAAAAYAAJ&dq=Sir+Thomas+Seaton&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=1Lru0V7XiV&sig=moJK4E2ZqtE-LEQz5NmG1vBuWmI&hl=en&ei=cOTSSpquA-O2jAfx8snwAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=&f=false Cadet to Colonel - Seaton's Autobiography] Google Books<br>
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br>
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br>
  
 
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[[Category:Seaton's Movable Column|      Seaton's Movable Column]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|     Seaton's Movable Column]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|     Seaton's Movable Column]]
 
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]]
 
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]]

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Summary

To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh.

Movable Column

Infantry (1,036 men)

Artillery (233 men)

  • European Horse Artillery (140 men)
  • Native Horse Artillery (28 men)
  • Sikh Artillery (65 men)
  • Guns
Six 9-pounders
Two 18-pounders
One 8 inch howitzer
Two 5.5 inch mortars

Cavalry (690 men)

  • Carabiniers and Lancers (140 men)
  • Hodson's Horse (550 men)
  • Sikh Artillery (65 men)

External Links

Sir Thomas Seaton ODNB article
Cadet to Colonel - Seaton's Autobiography Google Books
Seaton's March to Fategarh Google Books