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[[Category:Battles|Eedgah, Battle of]]
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=17 June 1857
|date=17 June 1857
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi Idgah Battery, Red Fort, Delhi]   
|location= Shahi Idgah Colony,[[Delhi]] National Capital Region  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.656233,77.241066&z=15&t=h&hl=en 28.656233°N 77.241066°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.65361,77.205845&z=15&t=h&hl=en 28.65361°N 77.205845°E]   
|result=Successsful British attack
|result=Successsful British attack
|territory=
|territory=
||combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
||combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027506/ Col Henry Tombs]
|commander1=[[Henry Tombs|Col Henry Tombs]]
|commander2=
|commander2=
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
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'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fMNGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=Eedgah+Battery&ei=_GViSP-aDoT6sQP-voDQBQ#PPA52,M1 Google Books - Attack on Idgah Battery]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tombs Wikipedia - Henry Tombs]
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Siege of Delhi] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fMNGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=Eedgah+Battery&ei=_GViSP-aDoT6sQP-voDQBQ#PPA52,M1 Attack on Idgah Battery] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tombs Henry Tombs] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DVoNNeKsKmgC&pg=PA35&dq=Siege+of+Delhi&as_brr=3&ei=GYPUSvWCBaX2NMb81KYO#v=onepage&q=Siege%20of%20Delhi&f=false Siege Map] Google Books


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"The Last Mughal"'' by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"The Last Mughal"'' by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654


[[Image:Red-Fort-plan.jpg|thumb|Red Fort Plan 1906]]
[[Image:Red-Fort-plan.jpg|thumb|Red Fort Plan 1906]]
[[Category:Battles|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]]
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]]

Latest revision as of 15:46, 18 October 2011

Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 17 June 1857
Location: Shahi Idgah Colony,Delhi National Capital Region
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.65361°N 77.205845°E
Result: Successsful British attack
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Henry Tombs
Strength
Casualties

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

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Siege of Delhi Wikipedia
Attack on Idgah Battery Google Books
Henry Tombs Wikipedia
Siege Map Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654

Red Fort Plan 1906