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The 45th BNI mutinied and were engaged by the 61st Regiment. Some were killed, about 100 surrendered and the remainder fled Ferozepore. The 57th BNI were disarmed. After a trial 14 sepoys were sentenced to death. Two were hanged and the remainder blown from cannon on 13 June. | The 45th BNI mutinied and were engaged by the 61st Regiment. Some were killed, about 100 surrendered and the remainder fled Ferozepore. The 57th BNI were disarmed. After a trial 14 sepoys were sentenced to death. Two were hanged and the remainder blown from cannon on 13 June. | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | ||
[http:// | [http://web.archive.org/web/20071228124449/http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/index-4.html 61st Regiment at Ferozepore] | ||
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[ | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
*''Narrative of the Indian mutinies of 1857'' [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XEEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA18&dq=Mutineers+Delhi+Meerut&as_brr=3&ei=z6DVSvjlLam-zAS7m6SlCw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mutiny at Ferozepore] Google Books<br> | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/narrativeofsiege00grifiala ''A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi: With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857''] by Charles John Griffiths 1910 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Ferozepore, Mutiny at]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Ferozepore, Mutiny at]] | ||
[[Category:Mutinies]] | [[Category:Mutinies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:33, 29 May 2020
| Mutiny at Ferozepore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 13 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Ferozepore, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.9166N, 74.6167E | |
| Result: | Mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| HM 61st Regiment 10th Bengal Light Cavalry |
45th Bengal Native Infantry 57th Bengal Native Infantry | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary
The 45th BNI mutinied and were engaged by the 61st Regiment. Some were killed, about 100 surrendered and the remainder fled Ferozepore. The 57th BNI were disarmed. After a trial 14 sepoys were sentenced to death. Two were hanged and the remainder blown from cannon on 13 June.
External links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
61st Regiment at Ferozepore
Historical books online
- Narrative of the Indian mutinies of 1857 Mutiny at Ferozepore Google Books
- A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi: With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 by Charles John Griffiths 1910 Archive.org