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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=2-5 March 1858 | |date=2-5 March 1858 | ||
|location= | |location= near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faizabad Faizabad], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.759863,82.328998&z=10&t=h&hl=en approx 26.759863°N 82.328998°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
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[[Image:Bilwa.jpg|300px]] | [[Image:Bilwa.jpg|300px]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire website<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=Belwa&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#v=onepage&q=Belwa&f=false Battle at Belwar] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA122,M1 Belwar - Gazetteer 1857] Google Books<br>[http://www.pdavis.nl/Mutiny.htm Naval Brigade at Belwa] extract of ''Clowes, William Laird: "The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria"'' | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire website<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=Belwa&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#v=onepage&q=Belwa&f=false Battle at Belwar] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA122,M1 Belwar - Gazetteer 1857] Google Books<br>[http://www.pdavis.nl/Mutiny.htm Naval Brigade at Belwa] extract of ''Clowes, William Laird: "The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria"'' | ||
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: | Modern name: Not found<br> | ||
Variants: Belwar/ | Variants: Belwar/Belwa<br> | ||
[[Category:Battles|Belwar Fort, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Belwar Fort, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Belwar Fort, Battle of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Belwar Fort, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 8 October 2009
| Battle of Belwar Fort | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 2-5 March 1858 | |
| Location: | near Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 26.759863°N 82.328998°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Francis Rowcroft | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1,000 | 7,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 British Empire website
Battle at Belwar Google Books
Belwar - Gazetteer 1857 Google Books
Naval Brigade at Belwa extract of Clowes, William Laird: "The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria"
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Not found
Variants: Belwar/Belwa