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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
|date=23 August 1857 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichawatni Chichawatni, Punjab] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.537847,72.690876&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.537847°N 72.690876°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101032348/ Maj Crawford Chamberlain] | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
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}} | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name:Chichawatni<br> | |||
Variants: Cheekawutne/Cheechawutnee<br> | |||
== 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=pkEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA206&dq=Cheechawutnee&as_brr=3&ei=VRwbSYeWG6XmtgP_mdTyCw#PPA206,M1 Google Books - Siege at Chichawatni]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA198&dq=Cheechawutnee=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA198,M1 Cheechawutnee - Gazetteer 1857] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | |||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 10 October 2009
| Battle of Cheekawutne | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 23 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Chichawatni, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.537847°N 72.690876°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Crawford Chamberlain | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Spelling Variants
Modern name:Chichawatni
Variants: Cheekawutne/Cheechawutnee
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Siege at Chichawatni
Cheechawutnee - Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207