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Latest revision as of 14:17, 21 August 2010

Battle of Belwar Fort
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 2-5 March 1858
Location: near Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 26.759863°N 82.328998°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Francis Rowcroft
Strength
1,000 7,000
Casualties

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

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 British Empire website
Battle at Belwar Google Books
Belwar - Gazetteer 1857 Google Books
Naval Brigade at Belwa extract of Clowes, William Laird: "The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria"

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Not found
Variants: Belwar/Belwa