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|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
| − | |combatant1=East India Company | + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=Lieut Col J Byng | |commander1=Lieut Col J Byng | ||
|commander2=Nazim Mahomed Hossein | |commander2=Nazim Mahomed Hossein | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=about 630 |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2=5,000<br>2 guns |
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2=200 | |casualties2=200 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | == Field Detachment == | ||
| + | Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding<br> | ||
| + | Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer<br> | ||
| + | Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer<br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Pearl Naval Brigade''' under Capt Sotheby RN<br> | ||
| + | 5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN<br> | ||
| + | 105 seamen & marines<br> | ||
| + | Two 12 pounder howitzers<br> | ||
| + | One 24 pounder rocket | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Bengal Artillery''' under Lt Welsh<br> | ||
| + | 1 officer<br>17 European rank & file<br>7 gun Lascars<br>19 bullock drivers<br>2 guns | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''HM 13th Light Infantry''' under Capt van Straubenzee<br> | ||
| + | 6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley<br>160 rank & file<br>Dr Gee | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Sikh Detachment''' under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt<br> | ||
| + | 2 native officers<br>81 rank & file | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry''' under Captain Chapman | ||
| + | 7 officers<br>140 rank & file<br>1 surgeon Dr Garden<br>1 veterinary surgeon | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''6th Madras Light Cavalry''' under Captain Mulcaster<br> | ||
| + | 4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie<br>3 native officers<br>2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers<br>84 rank & file<br>6 trumpeters & farriers | ||
| + | |||
| + | Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers<br> | ||
| + | Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[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=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3386&dq=Hurriah&as_brr=3&ei=xr2ASIqeNoicjgHjr4yrCA#PPA3385,M1 Google Books - Lt-Col Byng's Despatch] | [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=Tqc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3386&dq=Hurriah&as_brr=3&ei=xr2ASIqeNoicjgHjr4yrCA#PPA3385,M1 Google Books - Lt-Col Byng's Despatch] | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 11 March 2009
| Battle of Hurriah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 18 June 1858 | |
| Location: | Harraiya, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.799976°N 82.467756°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col J Byng | Nazim Mahomed Hossein | |
| Strength | ||
| about 630 | 5,000 2 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 200 | ||
Field Detachment
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding
Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer
Pearl Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN
105 seamen & marines
Two 12 pounder howitzers
One 24 pounder rocket
Bengal Artillery under Lt Welsh
1 officer
17 European rank & file
7 gun Lascars
19 bullock drivers
2 guns
HM 13th Light Infantry under Capt van Straubenzee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley
160 rank & file
Dr Gee
Sikh Detachment under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt
2 native officers
81 rank & file
Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry under Captain Chapman
7 officers
140 rank & file
1 surgeon Dr Garden
1 veterinary surgeon
6th Madras Light Cavalry under Captain Mulcaster
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie
3 native officers
2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers
84 rank & file
6 trumpeters & farriers
Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Lt-Col Byng's Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
