Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857: Difference between revisions

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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

1st Column under Brig-Gen Nicholson to assault the main breach and Cashmere Bastion		Men
HM 75th Foot	(Lt-Col Herbert)	200
1st Bengal Europeans	(Major Jacob)	250
2nd Punjaub Infantry	(Capt Green)	450
2nd Column under Brig Jones to assault the Water Bastion
HM 8th Foot	(Lt-ColGreathed)	250
2nd Bengal Europeans	(Capt Boyd)	250
4th Sikh Infantry	(Capt Rothney)	450
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

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 |[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Infantry]]
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+|'''2nd Column under Brig Jones'''<br>
+to assault the Water Bastion
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+|[[8th Regiment of Foot|HM 8th Foot]]
+|(Lt-ColGreathed)
+|250
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+|[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd Bengal Europeans]]
+|(Capt Boyd)
+|250
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+|[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry]]
+|(Capt Rothney)
 |450
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