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{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
|date=5-6 May 1858 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareilly Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.35323,79.40937&z=12&t=h&hl=en 28.353230°N 79.409370°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |||
|commander1=[[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]] | |||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Bahadur_Khan_Rohilla Khan Bahadur Khan] | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== Field Force == | |||
'''Cavalry'''<br> | |||
''1st Brigade under Brigadier H Richmond Jones, 6th Dragoon Guards''<br> | |||
*HQ and 2 Squadrons [[6th Dragoon Guards]] - ''Capt Bickerstaff'' | |||
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltan Horse]] - ''Capt Lind'' | |||
''2nd Brigade under Brigadier Hagart, 7th Hussars'' | |||
*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]] - ''Major Coles'' | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Cavalry]] - ''Major S Browne'' | |||
*Detachment [[Lahore Light Horse]] | |||
*Detachment [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Cavalry]] | |||
*Detachment [[17th Irregular Cavalry]] | |||
'''Artillery''' under ''Lt-Col Brind CB BA'' | |||
*Troop [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] - ''Lt-Col Tomb'' | |||
*Troop [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] - ''Lt-Col Remmington'' | |||
*2 Heavy Field Battery [[Bengal Artillery]] (4 guns) - ''Capt Francis'' | |||
*Light Field Battery [[Bengal Artillery]] (4 guns) - ''Maj Hammond'' | |||
*Siege Train Company [[Royal Artillery]] - ''Maj Le Mesurier'' | |||
'''Infantry'''<br> | |||
''Highland Brigade under Lt-Col Leith Hay CB, 93rd Highlanders'' | |||
*[[42nd Regiment of Foot|HM 42nd Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Cameron'' | |||
*[[79th Regiment of Foot|HM 79th Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Taylor CB'' | |||
*[[93rd Regiment of Foot|HM 93rd Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Ross'' | |||
*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjaub Rifles]] - ''Lt McQueen'' | |||
*[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|Belooch Battalion]] - ''Capt Beville'' | |||
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Foot]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_William_Stisted Brig Stisted] | |||
*7 Coys [[64th Regiment of Foot|HM 64th Foot]] - ''Lt-Col Brigham CB'' | |||
*[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Highlanders]] - ''Col Hamilton'' | |||
*4 Coys [[82nd Regiment of Foot|HM 82nd Foot]] - ''Col The Hon P Herbert CB'' | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Infantry]] - ''Lt-Col Greene'' | |||
*[[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjaub Infantry]] - ''Capt Stafford'' | |||
*Detachment [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] - ''Lt-Col Harness RE'' | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=umULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA263&dq=Bareilly&as_brr=1&ei=z5yoR_mNDpawiQGZ1dXZAQ Google Books - Capture of Bareilly]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&dq=Bareilly=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA71,M1 Bareilly - Gazetteer 1858] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | |||
[[Category:Battles|Bareilly, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Bareilly, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Bareilly, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Bareilly, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 2 May 2011
| Battle of Bareilly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5-6 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.353230°N 79.409370°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Colin Campbell | Khan Bahadur Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Cavalry
1st Brigade under Brigadier H Richmond Jones, 6th Dragoon Guards
- HQ and 2 Squadrons 6th Dragoon Guards - Capt Bickerstaff
- Mooltan Horse - Capt Lind
2nd Brigade under Brigadier Hagart, 7th Hussars
- HM 9th Lancers - Major Coles
- 2nd Punjaub Cavalry - Major S Browne
- Detachment Lahore Light Horse
- Detachment 1st Punjaub Cavalry
- Detachment 17th Irregular Cavalry
Artillery under Lt-Col Brind CB BA
- Troop Bengal Horse Artillery - Lt-Col Tomb
- Troop Bengal Horse Artillery - Lt-Col Remmington
- 2 Heavy Field Battery Bengal Artillery (4 guns) - Capt Francis
- Light Field Battery Bengal Artillery (4 guns) - Maj Hammond
- Siege Train Company Royal Artillery - Maj Le Mesurier
Infantry
Highland Brigade under Lt-Col Leith Hay CB, 93rd Highlanders
- HM 42nd Highlanders - Lt-Col Cameron
- HM 79th Highlanders - Lt-Col Taylor CB
- HM 93rd Highlanders - Lt-Col Ross
- 4th Punjaub Rifles - Lt McQueen
- Belooch Battalion - Capt Beville
- HM 78th Foot - Brig Stisted
- 7 Coys HM 64th Foot - Lt-Col Brigham CB
- HM 78th Highlanders - Col Hamilton
- 4 Coys HM 82nd Foot - Col The Hon P Herbert CB
- 2nd Punjaub Infantry - Lt-Col Greene
- 22nd Punjaub Infantry - Capt Stafford
- Detachment Bengal Sappers and Miners - Lt-Col Harness RE
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Capture of Bareilly
Bareilly - Gazetteer 1858
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548