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|partof=[[:Category:Jat War 1825-26|Jat War 1825-26]] | |||
|date=18 January 1826 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatpur,_India Bharatpur, Rajastan] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.2156,77.490153&z=15&t=h&hl=en 27.223213°N 77.497929°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Bhurtpore | |||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapleton_Stapleton-Cotton,_1st_Viscount_Combermere Lord Combermere] | |||
|commander2=Durjan Sal | |||
|strength1= 20,000 men<br>112 guns | |||
|strength2= 20,000 | |||
|casualties1= 103 killed<br>466 wounded | |||
|casualties2= 6,000 | |||
}} | |||
==Also see== | |||
*[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1805]] | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFUIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA135&dq=Bhurtpore&as_brr=1&ei=3FLER6GpCaTeiQH7oLnGCA#PPA135,M1 Siege of Bharatpur] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.colonialwargaming.co.uk/Miscellany/Weapons/Artillery/Misc_pix/Bhurtpore01.jpg Bhurtpore gun] colonialwargaming.co.uk | |||
==== Historical books online ==== | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre01knolgoog#page/n60/mode/2up Siege of Bhurtpore] page 41 ''Memoirs and correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, Volume II'' by the Right Hon Mary, Vicountess Combermere and Capt W W Knollys 1866 Archive.org. Lord Combermere was Commander-In -Chief in India, and had been appointed to the position "as the man to take Bhurtpore" | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=AfMAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 "The Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828'', page 445 Google Books | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PYcEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA396 "Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828'', page 396 Google Books | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$c16216?urlappend=%3Bseq=9''Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore''] by J N Creighton, Captain [[11th Light Dragoons|11th Regiment, Light Dragoons]] 1830 HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available at [https://archive.org/details/pli.kerala.rare.12964/page/n1 Archive.org], mirror of a file from [[Online books#Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online|Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online]]. | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015013464899?urlappend=%3Bseq=200 "Siege and Storm of Bhurtpore from the Letters of an Officer Present"], ''The United Service Magazine 1834 Part 2'', page 188. Hathi Trust Digital Library | |||
*[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924091765663#page/n583/mode/2up "Bhurtpore 1825-6"], page 573 ''British Battles on Land and Sea, Volume II'' by James Grant. First published c 1873 Archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/accountsofgypsie00macr/page/n143/mode/2up "The Siege of Bhurtpore"] page 127 ''Accounts of the Gypsies of India'' collected and edited by David MacRitchie 1886 Archive.org | |||
*'' List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/6/mode/2up Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort] archive.org | |||
*Some extracts regarding [then] Captain Taylor of the Bengal Engineers who was wounded. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22015/page/n31/mode/2up Page 21] ''The Asiatic Review Volume 7 July-November 1915'' Archive.org | |||
*Fiction | |||
**[https://archive.org/details/sabresedge00mall/page/n5 ''The Sabre's Edge''] by Allan Mallinson 2004. Archive.org Lending Library. Set in the period of the [[1st Burma War]] and Bhurtpore. | |||
[[Category:Battles|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:Jat War 1825-26|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:45, 2 December 2022
| Siege of Bhurtpore 1826 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Jat War 1825-26 | ||
| Date: | 18 January 1826 | |
| Location: | Bharatpur, Rajastan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.223213°N 77.497929°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Bhurtpore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Combermere | Durjan Sal | |
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 men 112 guns |
20,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 103 killed 466 wounded |
6,000 | |
Also see
External links
Siege of Bharatpur Google Books
Bhurtpore gun colonialwargaming.co.uk
Historical books online
- Siege of Bhurtpore page 41 Memoirs and correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, Volume II by the Right Hon Mary, Vicountess Combermere and Capt W W Knollys 1866 Archive.org. Lord Combermere was Commander-In -Chief in India, and had been appointed to the position "as the man to take Bhurtpore"
- "The Siege of Bhurtpore" from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828, page 445 Google Books
- "Siege of Bhurtpore" from Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828, page 396 Google Books
- Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore by J N Creighton, Captain 11th Regiment, Light Dragoons 1830 HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available at Archive.org, mirror of a file from Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online.
- "Siege and Storm of Bhurtpore from the Letters of an Officer Present", The United Service Magazine 1834 Part 2, page 188. Hathi Trust Digital Library
- "Bhurtpore 1825-6", page 573 British Battles on Land and Sea, Volume II by James Grant. First published c 1873 Archive.org
- "The Siege of Bhurtpore" page 127 Accounts of the Gypsies of India collected and edited by David MacRitchie 1886 Archive.org
- List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort archive.org
- Some extracts regarding [then] Captain Taylor of the Bengal Engineers who was wounded. Page 21 The Asiatic Review Volume 7 July-November 1915 Archive.org
- Fiction
- The Sabre's Edge by Allan Mallinson 2004. Archive.org Lending Library. Set in the period of the 1st Burma War and Bhurtpore.