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== Summary == | |||
After the fall of [[Kalpi]] the rebel force under [[Tatya Tope]], Rao Sahib and [[Rani Lakshmibai]] seized [[Gwalior]] forcing the Maharajah to flee. [[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]] advanced from [[Jhansi]] and Brigadier Smith from Antari. Smith with the Rajputana Field Force encountered the rebels at Kota-ki-Serai about four miles southeast of Gwalior. In the ensuing action in intense heat the [[8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars|8th Hussars]] made a determined charge through the enemy camp capturing three guns. Rani Lakshmibai was killed and the rebels forced to retreat. | |||
[[Image:Gwaliormap.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Kota-ki-Serai location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | |||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Sarai Fort<br> | Modern name: Sarai Fort<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Walker_Heneage Clement Heneage's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Walker_Heneage Clement Heneage's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hollis George Hollis' VC] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hollis George Hollis' VC] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
*''Medals of the British Army'' by Thomas Carter 1861 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA160&dq=Kota-ki-Serai%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=TzXuSLz9OqWKtAO2jP3QBg Battle of Kota-ki-Serai] Google Books<br /> | |||
*''Recollections of the Campaign in Malwa and Central India: under Major General Sir Hugh Rose GCB'' by John Henry Sylvester 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=General+Rose++Sehore&hl=en&ei=i0C0TfrqItGs8QOW4-iVDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Kotah-ke-Serai] Google Books<br> | *''Recollections of the Campaign in Malwa and Central India: under Major General Sir Hugh Rose GCB'' by John Henry Sylvester 1860 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA180&dq=General+Rose++Sehore&hl=en&ei=i0C0TfrqItGs8QOW4-iVDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Kotah-ke-Serai] Google Books<br> | ||
*''The Revolt in Central India, 1857-59'' Army Intelligence Branch 1908 [http://www.archive.org/stream/revoltincentral00burtgoog#page/n201/mode/ | *''The Revolt in Central India, 1857-59'' Army Intelligence Branch 1908 [http://www.archive.org/stream/revoltincentral00burtgoog#page/n201/mode/1u Action at Kota-ki-Serai] archive.org | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 26 April 2011
| Battle of Kota-ki-Serai | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 June 1858 | |
| Location: | Serai Fort, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.154998°N 78.186004°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brigadier Smith Brigadier Orr |
Tatya Tope Rao Sahib Rani of Jhansi | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Summary
After the fall of Kalpi the rebel force under Tatya Tope, Rao Sahib and Rani Lakshmibai seized Gwalior forcing the Maharajah to flee. Sir Hugh Rose advanced from Jhansi and Brigadier Smith from Antari. Smith with the Rajputana Field Force encountered the rebels at Kota-ki-Serai about four miles southeast of Gwalior. In the ensuing action in intense heat the 8th Hussars made a determined charge through the enemy camp capturing three guns. Rani Lakshmibai was killed and the rebels forced to retreat.
Survey map 1920-1946
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sarai Fort
Variants:Kota-ki-serai
External Links
Clement Heneage's VC Wikipedia
George Hollis' VC Wikipedia
John Pearson's VC Wikipedia
Joseph Ward's VC Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
- Medals of the British Army by Thomas Carter 1861 Battle of Kota-ki-Serai Google Books
- Recollections of the Campaign in Malwa and Central India: under Major General Sir Hugh Rose GCB by John Henry Sylvester 1860 Battle of Kotah-ke-Serai Google Books
- The Revolt in Central India, 1857-59 Army Intelligence Branch 1908 Action at Kota-ki-Serai archive.org