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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
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|combatant2=Rebel [[Sepoy]]s
|combatant2=Rebel [[Sepoy]]s
|commander1=Col Francis Rowcroft<br>Captain E. S. Sotheby RN
|commander1=Major Richardson<br>Major Cox
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|strength2= 4,000 <br>4 guns
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[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|300px|Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946]]
[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|300px|Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946]]


== Location ==
'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
The account describes this action taking place at Jamoulee a few miles from Amorha.
 
== Field Force ==
*53 [[Pearl's Naval Brigade]]
*Two 12-pounder howitzers
*One 24-pounder rocket-tube
*200 [[13th Regiment of Foot|13th Light Infantry]]
*Two troops [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]]
*Two troops [[Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry]]
*20 Sikhs


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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Cruise+of+the+Pearl&ei=g06gSfHqGoOClQSJrbyNAg#PPA197,M1 Google Books - Battle of Amorah]<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Amorah] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah - Gazetteer 1857]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah] Gazetteer 1857


[[Category:Battles|Amorah 25 April 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 25 April 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 25 April 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 31 May 1858, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 21 August 2010

Battle of Amorah 31 May 1858
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 31 Mayl 1858
Location: Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 26.770762°N 82.381910°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Major Richardson
Major Cox
Strength
Casualties
Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946

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

Field Force

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Amorha
Variants: Amorah

Recommended Reading

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

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Battle of Amorah Google Books
Amorah Gazetteer 1857