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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(general) Brig Gen John Nicholson] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(general) Brig Gen John Nicholson] | ||
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== Punjab Movable Column == | |||
*[[52nd Regiment of Foot|HM 52nd Regiment]] | |||
*Col Dawes' Troop of Horse Artillery (3 guns) | |||
*No 17 Light Field Battery | |||
*Detachment from [[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjaub Infantry]] and [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjaub Infantry]] (184 men) | |||
*One Coy 2nd Police battalion | |||
*Two newly raised Ressalas (squadrons of cavalry) | |||
== 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<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bdNGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR17&dq=Trimmoo&as_brr=3&ei=AnaQSOzNII_aigG10qnVCg#PPA18,M1 Colonel Bourchier's Account] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=p8QnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA88&dq=Trimmoo&ei=KtCGSa_GBpr2McXMpIoI#PPA88,M1 Another account] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DNI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2001&dq=Nicholson+Goordaspore+July+19&as_brr=3&ei=KKiQSLiyIKXKjgHhqaTZAQ#PPA2003,M1 Nicholson's despatch] Google Books<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020141/ John Nicholson] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 14 October 2009
| Battle of Trimmoo Ghaut | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 12 & 16 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Trimmu Ghat, Ravi River, Near Gurdaspur, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 32.141255°N 75.284753°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | 46th Native Infantry One wing 9th Light Punjab Cavalry | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen John Nicholson | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 6 wounded | all | |
Punjab Movable Column
- HM 52nd Regiment
- Col Dawes' Troop of Horse Artillery (3 guns)
- No 17 Light Field Battery
- Detachment from 3rd Punjaub Infantry and 6th Punjaub Infantry (184 men)
- One Coy 2nd Police battalion
- Two newly raised Ressalas (squadrons of cavalry)
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Colonel Bourchier's Account Google Books
Another account Google Books
Nicholson's despatch Google Books
John Nicholson Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548