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|partof=[[ | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=13 May and 30 July 1857 | |date=13 May and 30 July 1857 | ||
|location=Mian Mir, [[Lahore]], Punjab | |location=Mian Mir, [[Lahore]], Punjab | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.560004,74.35&z=11&t=h&hl=en 31.560004°N 74.35°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.560004,74.35&z=11&t=h&hl=en 31.560004°N 74.35°E] | ||
|result=Mutiny | |result=Mutiny | ||
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|strength1= [[81st Regiment of Foot|HM 81st Regiment]] (300 men)<br>Two troops of Horse Artillery (12 guns) | |strength1= [[81st Regiment of Foot|HM 81st Regiment]] (300 men)<br>Two troops of Horse Artillery (12 guns) | ||
|strength2= [[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>[[ | |strength2= [[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>[[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>[[49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|49th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>[[8th Bengal Light Cavalry|8th Light Cavalry]]<br>Total 3,500 men | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
The regiments were disarmed on 13 May 1857 at Meean Meer. On 30 July Major Spencer was murdered and the [[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Native Infantry]] fled south to the River Ravi. The next day they were annihilated at the [[Massacre at Ajnala]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 14 October 2009
| Mutiny at Meean Meer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 13 May and 30 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Mian Mir, Lahore, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.560004°N 74.35°E | |
| Result: | Mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| HM 81st Regiment (300 men) Two troops of Horse Artillery (12 guns) |
16th Bengal Native Infantry 26th Bengal Native Infantry 49th Bengal Native Infantry 8th Light Cavalry Total 3,500 men | |
| Casualties | ||
The regiments were disarmed on 13 May 1857 at Meean Meer. On 30 July Major Spencer was murdered and the 26th Native Infantry fled south to the River Ravi. The next day they were annihilated at the Massacre at Ajnala.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mutiny at Meean Meer Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548