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== Field Detachment == | |||
*[[Royal Artillery]] (2 mortars, 11 men) | |||
*HM [[43rd Regiment of Foot|43rd Light Infantry]] (30 men) | |||
*[[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras Native Infantry]] (50 men) | |||
*Sikh [[Sowar|Sowars]] (10 men) | |||
*Rewah [[Sowar|Sowars]] (17 men) | |||
*Nagoda [[Sowar|Sowars]] (8 men) | |||
*Rewah Infantry (10 men) | |||
*Nagoda Matchlock (90 men)<br> | |||
Total 226 men | |||
== 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=s2MPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1988&dq=Whitlock+January+1859&as_brr=3&ei=UySPSdCjNKOOyQTv6YS8BQ#PPA1988,M11 Action at Kurrereah] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Addison_%28VC%29 Henry Addison's VC] Wikipedia | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 23 September 2009
| Battle of Khoree Kurarayah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 2 January 1859 | |
| Location: | Sagar, Madhya Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 23.84651°N 78.752831°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | ||
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Cornish Whitlock Lieut-Col Frederick Gottreux |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Detachment
- Royal Artillery (2 mortars, 11 men)
- HM 43rd Light Infantry (30 men)
- 1st Madras Native Infantry (50 men)
- Sikh Sowars (10 men)
- Rewah Sowars (17 men)
- Nagoda Sowars (8 men)
- Rewah Infantry (10 men)
- Nagoda Matchlock (90 men)
Total 226 men
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Kurrereah Google Books
Henry Addison's VC Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548