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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date= | |date=30 July and 1 August 1857 | ||
|location= | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnala,_India Ajnala], near Balghat, Punjab<br>19 miles from Lahore | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.84,74.76&z=11&t=h&hl=en 31.84°N 74.76°E] | ||
|result= | |result=Destruction of regiment | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
||combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
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|commander1= | |commander1= | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=80 Sikh horse | ||
|strength2= [[ | |strength2=[[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Bengal Native Infantry]] 500+ | ||
|casualties1= None | |||
|casualties2= 150 killed by villagers & police<br>35 drowned<br>45 died in gaol<br>237 shot<br>42 blown from guns in Lahore | |||
}} | }} | ||
The [[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] was disarmed on 13 May 1857 at [[Mutiny at Meean Meer|Meean Meer]]. On 30 July Major Spencer was murdered and the regiment fled south unarmed to the River Ravi. The next day they were attacked by villagers and police and 150 were killed. They retreated to an island in the river and then surrendered to Mr Francis Cooper, Deputy Commissioner of the Punjab, and a detachment of Sikh horse. They assumed they would be court martialled but were summarily executed. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | [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= | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xr4SAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA4-PA39&dq=Ajnala+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=UMvVSr3DLJPoMIvqyYQF#v=onepage&q=Ajnala%201857&f=false Massacre at Ajnala] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny| | [[Category:Battles|Ajnala, Massacre at]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Ajnala, Massacre at]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:35, 9 July 2010
| Massacre at Ajnala | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 30 July and 1 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Ajnala, near Balghat, Punjab 19 miles from Lahore | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.84°N 74.76°E | |
| Result: | Destruction of regiment | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| 80 Sikh horse | 26th Bengal Native Infantry 500+ | |
| Casualties | ||
| None | 150 killed by villagers & police 35 drowned 45 died in gaol 237 shot 42 blown from guns in Lahore | |
The 26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was disarmed on 13 May 1857 at Meean Meer. On 30 July Major Spencer was murdered and the regiment fled south unarmed to the River Ravi. The next day they were attacked by villagers and police and 150 were killed. They retreated to an island in the river and then surrendered to Mr Francis Cooper, Deputy Commissioner of the Punjab, and a detachment of Sikh horse. They assumed they would be court martialled but were summarily executed.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Massacre at Ajnala Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548