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[[Category:Battles|Koorsee, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=23 March 1858  
|date=23 March 1858  
|location=Kursi, Uttar Pradesh
|location=Kursi, Uttar Pradesh
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant Gen Sir James Hope Grant]
|commander1=[[James Hope Grant|Sir James Hope Grant]]  
|commander2=Rajah Jai Lal Singh
|commander2=Rajah Jai Lal Singh
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
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}}
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== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kursi<br>
Variants: Koorsee
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
[http://books.google.com/books?id=j6Xt3O0CDFYC&pg=PA491&vq=Koorsee&dq=Koorsee&output=html&source=gbs_search_s&cad=1&sig=ACfU3U2IAfS0jvKBiKMcdXS0dg-HijtTjg Google Books - Hope Grant's Despatch]
[http://books.google.com/books?id=j6Xt3O0CDFYC&pg=PA491&vq=Koorsee&dq=Koorsee&output=html&source=gbs_search_s&cad=1&sig=ACfU3U2IAfS0jvKBiKMcdXS0dg-HijtTjg Hope Grant's Despatch] Google Books


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
[[Category:Battles|Koorsee, Battle of]]
[[Category:Oude Campaign|Koorsee, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koorsee, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:12, 22 April 2011

Battle of Koorsee
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 23 March 1858
Location: Kursi, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.059954°N 81.036891°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Sir James Hope Grant Rajah Jai Lal Singh
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kursi
Variants: Koorsee

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Hope Grant's Despatch Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207