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== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
[[Image:Shekh-Janamap.jpg|thumb|Shekh Jana location<br>Peshawar Division 1909]]

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Battle of Shekh Jana
Part of Hindustani Fanatics 1857-58
Date: 2 July 1857
Location: Shekh Jana, Mardan, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.196837°N 72.045822°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj J.L.Vaughan
Strength
Casualties

Field Force

5th Punjab Infantry
Peshawar Mountain Battery (2 guns)
One Detcahment 2nd Punjab Cavalry

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Shekh Jana

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

Shekh Jana location
Peshawar Division 1909