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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=17 August 1857
|date=17-18 August 1857
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak  Rohtak, Haryana]   
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak  Rohtak, Haryana]   
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
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|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]]
|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]]
|commander2=Babar Khan
|commander2=Babar Khan
|strength1= 233 Hodson's Horse<br>103 Guide Cavalry<br>25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers
|strength1= 361 cavalry
|strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen
|strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 8 wounded
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
}}
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Hodson's Detachment ==
*6 European officers
*103 sabres  [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides Cavalry]]
*233 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]]
*25 sabres Jhind Horse
== Wounded in action ==
Guides Cavalry:
*Sowar Shere Mahomed
*Sowar Futteh Dagen (severely)
*Sowar Zieman Shah (severely)
*Sowar Issur Sing
*Sowar Sheo Doss (slightly)<br />
Hodson's Horse:
*Sowar Behan Sing (severely)
*Sowar Doola Sing (severely)
Jhind Horse:
* Two sowars


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books
== Recommended Reading ==
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''The Last Mughal''] by William Dalrymple (2006) Review in Fibis Military Reading List
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''The Indian Mutiny : 1857''] by Saul David (2002)  Review in Fibis Military Reading List





Latest revision as of 17:36, 19 October 2011

Battle of Rohtak
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 17-18 August 1857
Location: Rohtak, Haryana
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.886422°N 76.58933°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Hodson's Horse
Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Lieut William Hodson Babar Khan
Strength
361 cavalry 300 horsenmen
900 matchlockmen
Casualties
8 wounded

This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny

Hodson's Detachment

Wounded in action

Guides Cavalry:

  • Sowar Shere Mahomed
  • Sowar Futteh Dagen (severely)
  • Sowar Zieman Shah (severely)
  • Sowar Issur Sing
  • Sowar Sheo Doss (slightly)

Hodson's Horse:

  • Sowar Behan Sing (severely)
  • Sowar Doola Sing (severely)

Jhind Horse:

  • Two sowars

External Links