Battle of Chandeepore: Difference between revisions

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Battle of Chandeepore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date:	17 February 1858
Location:	Sundarpur on the Gogra River opposite Baghar, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	26.364627°N 83.05137°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Rowcroft Capt Edward Sotheby RN
Strength

Casualties

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

Modern Name: Sundarpur
Variants: Chandeepore/Chanderpore/Chunderpoor

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+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
+|date=17 February 1858
+|location=Sundarpur on the Gogra River opposite Baghar, [[Uttar Pradesh]]
+|presidency=[[Bengal]]
+|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.364627,83.05137&z=10&t=h&hl=en 26.364627°N 83.05137°E]
+ |result=British victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
+|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepoy Rebel Sepoys]
+|commander1=Col Rowcroft<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101036198/ Capt Edward Sotheby RN]
+|commander2=
+|strength1=
+|strength2=
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
+== Field Detachment ==
+*130 [[Pearl's Naval Brigade]]
+*35 Sikhs
+*60 Gurkhas
+== Spelling Variants ==
+Modern Name: Sundarpur<br>
+Variants: Chandeepore/Chanderpore/Chunderpoor
+== External Links ==
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0tU1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1739&dq=Gogra%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=iEJ2SNTxOZOaigH10Lz-DA#PPA1739,M1 Battle of Chandeepore] Google Books<br>
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113&dq=Chanderpore%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=Q4LGSM36A4v-jgHoqrTrDQ#PPA114,M1 Capture of Chanderpore] Google Books<br>
 [[Category:Battles|Chandeepore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Chandeepore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Chandeepore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Chandeepore, Battle of]]