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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=16 July 1857 | |date=16 July 1857 | ||
|location=Ahirwan, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |location=[[Aherwa|Ahirwan]], Kanpur, [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.400891,80.399500&z=15&t=h&hl=en 26.400891°N 80.399500°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.400891,80.399500&z=15&t=h&hl=en 26.400891°N 80.399500°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepoy Rebel Sepoys] | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Havelock General Sir Henry Havelock] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Havelock General Sir Henry Havelock] | ||
|commander2=Nana Sahib | |commander2= [[Nana Sahib]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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== Biographies == | |||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/195/mode/1up Henry Havelock (1795-1857)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/311/mode/1up Nana Sahib 1820-59]<br> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Ahirwan<br> | |||
Variants: Aherwa<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=aherwa&source=web&ots=JgbIvW6mcX&sig=lMhxsEzI78KuFxpm0vv6ykRC3d8 Google Books | [http://books.google.com/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=aherwa&source=web&ots=JgbIvW6mcX&sig=lMhxsEzI78KuFxpm0vv6ykRC3d8 Battle of Aherwa] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Aherwa+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA12,M1 Aherwa] Gazetteer 1857 | |||
[[Image:Aherwamap.jpg|thumb|Aherwa location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Aherwamap.jpg|thumb|Aherwa location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Aherwa, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Havelock's Campaign|Aherwa, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Aherwa, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 23 April 2011
| Battle of Aherwa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 16 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Ahirwan, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.400891°N 80.399500°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sir Henry Havelock | Nana Sahib | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Nana Sahib 1820-59
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ahirwan
Variants: Aherwa
External Links
Battle of Aherwa Google Books
Aherwa Gazetteer 1857
Survey map 1920-1946