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|location=Kantur, near Bado Sarai, Daryabad, Uttar Pradesh | |location=Kantur, near Bado Sarai, Daryabad, Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.020635,81.485903&z=12&t=h&hl= | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.020635,81.485903&z=12&t=h&hl=en 27.020635°N 81.485903°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
27.020635, 81.485903 | 27.020635, 81.485903 | ||
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== Major Hume's Column == | == Major Hume's Column == | ||
| − | *150 rank & file [[1st Bengal Fusiliers]] | + | *150 rank & file [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers |1st Bengal Fusiliers]] |
*2nd Coy 3rd Batt Artillery (two 9-pounders) | *2nd Coy 3rd Batt Artillery (two 9-pounders) | ||
*56 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]] | *56 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]] | ||
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:*124 sabres Rajah's Cavalry | :*124 sabres Rajah's Cavalry | ||
:*650 rank & file Rajah's Infantry | :*650 rank & file Rajah's Infantry | ||
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| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Kantur<br> | ||
| + | Variants:Kintoor<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:19, 23 August 2013
| Battle of Kintoor | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 6 October 1858 | |
| Location: | Kantur, near Bado Sarai, Daryabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.020635°N 81.485903°E | |
| Result: | British victory
27.020635, 81.485903 | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj A.Hume Rajah of Kapurthala |
Abson Khan Mohamed Ameer Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| See account | 3,000 infantry 2-300 cavalry 4 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 4 wounded 1 horse killed, 7 wounded |
450 killed | |
Major Hume's Column
- 150 rank & file 1st Bengal Fusiliers
- 2nd Coy 3rd Batt Artillery (two 9-pounders)
- 56 sabres Hodson's Horse
- 200 sabres Oude Military Police Cavalry
- Kapurthala Contingent
- Rajah's Artillery (five 8-pounders, three 6-pounders)
- 124 sabres Rajah's Cavalry
- 650 rank & file Rajah's Infantry
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kantur
Variants:Kintoor
External Links
Battle at Kintoor Google Books
