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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=19 March 1858 | |date=19 March 1858 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.876449,80.865816&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.876449°N 80.865816°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[James Hope Grant|Lt Gen James Hope Grant]]<br>Brig William Campbell | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Nana Sahib]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] in the [[Oude Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | |||
== Summary == | |||
Colin Campbell leading the Army of Oude returned to recapture Lucknow. A major action took place at the Moosa Bagh. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Lucknow | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Lucknow Capture of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zj-hO9H62mgC&pg=PA424&dq=Moosa+Bagh&ei=iLIuSdGsJIL8lQTfkeC8CA#PPA424,M1 Action at Moosa Bagh] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Events at Lucknow|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Shannon's Naval Brigade|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Oude Campaign|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Moosa Bagh (Lucknow), Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:56, 23 April 2011
| Battle of Moosa Bagh (Lucknow) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 19 March 1858 | |
| Location: | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.876449°N 80.865816°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen James Hope Grant Brig William Campbell |
Nana Sahib | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was part of the Events at Lucknow in the Oude Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
Summary
Colin Campbell leading the Army of Oude returned to recapture Lucknow. A major action took place at the Moosa Bagh.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Capture of Lucknow Wikipedia
Action at Moosa Bagh Google Books
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207