Battle of Phoolpore: Difference between revisions

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Battle of Phoolpore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date:	20 February 1858
Location:	Phulpur 8 km east of Tanda, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	26.541208°N 82.71404°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Francis Rowcroft	Gholam Hossein Ali Hyder
Strength
1,534	2,000-2,500
Casualties

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

Modern name: Phulpur
Variants: Phoolpore

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+{{Battles_Infobox
+|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
+|date=20 February 1858
+|location= Phulpur 8 km east of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanda,_Rampur Tanda], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
+|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
+|co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.541208,82.71404&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.541208°N 82.71404°E]
+ |result=British victory
+|territory=
+|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
+|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepoy Rebel Sepoys]
+|commander1=Col Francis Rowcroft
+|commander2=Gholam Hossein<br>Ali Hyder
+|strength1= 1,534
+|strength2= 2,000-2,500
+|casualties1=
+|casualties2=
+}}
+'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
+== Field Detachment ==
+*190 [[Pearl's Naval Brigade]] with 4 guns
+*44 Sikhs
+*1,300 Gurkhas with 6 guns
+== Spelling Variants ==
+Modern name: Phulpur<br>
+Variants: Phoolpore
+== External Links ==
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=Phoolpore%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=Q4LGSM36A4v-jgHoqrTrDQ#PPA123,M1 Battle of Phoolpore] Google Books
 [[Category:Battles|Phoolpore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Phoolpore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Phoolpore, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Phoolpore, Battle of]]