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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date=19 July 1857  
|date=19 July 1857  
|location=[[Azamgarh]], Uttar Pradesh
|location=[[Azamgarh]], Uttar Pradesh
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.064592,83.184521&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.046592°N 83.184521°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.064592,83.184521&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.046592°N 83.184521°E]   
|result=
|result=
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=
|commander1=Deputy Magistrate Venables
|commander2=  
|commander2=  
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=  
|strength2=2,500 to 3,000
|casualties1=   
|casualties1=150-200  
|casualties2=  
|casualties2= 18
}}
}}
== External Links ==
== 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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Azimghur+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA51,M1 Azimghur] Gazetteer 1857
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA278&dq=Azimghur&ei=yce9SsubCIjWzASa7YSuDw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mr Venables report] Google Books


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
   
   

Latest revision as of 17:48, 2 February 2011

Battle of Azimguhr 1857
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 19 July 1857
Location: Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.046592°N 83.184521°E
Result:
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Deputy Magistrate Venables
Strength
2,500 to 3,000
Casualties
150-200 18

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mr Venables report Google Books

Recommended Reading

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

Azamgarh Location
Survey 1920-1946