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== HEIC Forces in August 1857 ==
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|'''Infantry'''
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|'''Officers and Men'''
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|-
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|[[8th Regiment of Foot|HM 8th Foot]], headquarters
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|198
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|-
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|[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Foot]], headquarters
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|296
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|-
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|[[75th Regiment of Foot|HM 75th Foot]], headquarters
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|513
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|-
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|[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 60th Rifles]], headquarters
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|299
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|-
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|[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st European Bengal Fusiliers]]
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|520
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|-
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|[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd European Bengal Fusiliers]]
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|556
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|-
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|[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]
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|275
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|-
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|[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion]]
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|296
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|-
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|[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Infantry]]
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|725
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|-
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|[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry]]
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|345
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|-
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|
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|'''4,023'''
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|-
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|'''Cavalry'''
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|'''Officers and Men'''
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|-
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|[[6th Dragoon Guards|HM Carabiniers]]
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|153
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|-
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|[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]
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|428
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|-
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|[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]]
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|338
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|-
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|1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Cavalry
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|148
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|-
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|[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Cavalry]]
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|110
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|-
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|[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjaub Cavalry]] (at Alipore)
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|116
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|-
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|'''1,298'''
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|-
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|'''Artillery and Engineers'''
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|'''Officers and Men'''
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|Artillery, European and Native
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|1129
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|[[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
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|209
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|-
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|Punjaub Sappers and Miners
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|264
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|-
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|
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|'''1,602'''
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|-
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|'''Total'''
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|'''6,918'''
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|-
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|Sick
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|765
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|-
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|Wounded
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|1,116
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|}
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Siege of Delhi] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TBANAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA327&dq=Subzee+Mundee&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=98KdSIegMJCkjgHMr4GDBg#PPA327,M1 Atttack on 9 June] Google Books<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Delhi1893.jpg Rootsweb Map of Old Delhi 1893 showing suburb of Subji Mandi] homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com
 
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Siege of Delhi] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TBANAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA327&dq=Subzee+Mundee&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=98KdSIegMJCkjgHMr4GDBg#PPA327,M1 Atttack on 9 June] Google Books<br>[http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poyntz/India/images/Delhi1893.jpg Rootsweb Map of Old Delhi 1893 showing suburb of Subji Mandi] homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Revision as of 14:52, 30 September 2009

Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 9 June & 13 August 1857
Location: Sabzi Mandi, Delhi
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.669452°N 77.20462°E
Result: Successsful British attack
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Strength
Casualties

HEIC Forces in August 1857

Infantry Officers and Men
HM 8th Foot, headquarters 198
HM 61st Foot, headquarters 296
HM 75th Foot, headquarters 513
HM 60th Rifles, headquarters 299
1st European Bengal Fusiliers 520
2nd European Bengal Fusiliers 556
Guides Infantry 275
Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion 296
1st Punjaub Infantry 725
4th Sikh Infantry 345
4,023
Cavalry Officers and Men
HM Carabiniers 153
HM 9th Lancers 428
Guides Cavalry 338
1st Punjaub Cavalry 148
2nd Punjaub Cavalry 110
5th Punjaub Cavalry (at Alipore) 116
1,298
Artillery and Engineers Officers and Men
Artillery, European and Native 1129
Bengal Sappers and Miners 209
Punjaub Sappers and Miners 264
1,602
Total 6,918
Sick 765
Wounded 1,116

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Siege of Delhi Wikipedia
Atttack on 9 June Google Books
Rootsweb Map of Old Delhi 1893 showing suburb of Subji Mandi homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654

Red Fort Plan 1906
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