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Revision as of 14:25, 29 September 2009
| Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 14-20 September 1857 | |
| Location: | Delhi National Capital Region | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.656233°N 77.241066°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Delhi Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Archdale Wilson | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,293 cavalry 4,023 infantry 1,602 artillery & engineers |
4,000 disciplined cavalry 12,000 infantry 3,000 undisciplined levies | |
| 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
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi
Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654