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[[Category:Battles|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=26 December 1857
|date=26 December 1857
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majhauli_Raj Sohunpore, Majhauli Raj, Uttar Pradesh]
|location= Sohunpore, 8 km west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairwa Mairwa, Bihar]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.29621,83.968506&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.29621°N 83.968506°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.283333,83.966666&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.283333°N 83.966666°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1= [[East India Company]]
|combatant1= [[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys
|commander1=Col H.Rowcroft
|commander1=Col Francis Rowcroft
|commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan
|commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan
|strength1=1,080  
|strength1=1,080  
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|casualties2=150  
|casualties2=150  
}}
}}
'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
== Sarun Field Force ==
*Royal Marines (30 men)
* [[Pearl's Naval Brigade]] (130 men)
*Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)
*Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)
*Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)
*Four 12 pounder howitzers


== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Action at Sohunpore] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Rowcroft's Despatch] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q=The%20Cruise%20of%20HMS%20Pearl&f=false Naval Brigade account] Google Books


== Sarun Field Force ==
== Spelling Variants ==
Royal marines (30 men)<br>Naval brigade (130 men)<br>Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)<br>Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)<br>Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers
Modern name: Sohanpur<br>
== External Links ==
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Google Books - Action at Mujowlee]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Google Books - Rowcroft's Despatch]


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
[[Category:Battles|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Sohunpore, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Sohunpore, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 10:15, 18 July 2010

Battle of Sohunpore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 26 December 1857
Location: Sohunpore, 8 km west of Mairwa, Bihar
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.283333°N 83.966666°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel sepoys
Commanders
Col Francis Rowcroft Hurkishen Sing
Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan
Strength
1,080 6,000
Casualties
1 camp follower 150

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

Sarun Field Force

  • Royal Marines (30 men)
  • Pearl's Naval Brigade (130 men)
  • Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)
  • Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)
  • Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)
  • Four 12 pounder howitzers

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Sohunpore Google Books
Rowcroft's Despatch Google Books
Naval Brigade account Google Books

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Sohanpur
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548