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[[Category:Battles|Jaitak, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Jaitak, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Jaitak, | [[Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Jaitak, Attempt on]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Gurkha War 1814-16]] | |partof=[[:Category:Gurkha War 1814-16|Gurkha War 1814-16]] | ||
|date= | |date=27 December 1814 | ||
|location= [http://hpsirmaur.gov.in/place.htm#Jaitak%20Fort Jaitak Fort, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh] | |location= [http://hpsirmaur.gov.in/place.htm#Jaitak%20Fort Jaitak Fort, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.785479,77.288895&z=9&t=h&hl=en 30.785479°N 77.288895°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.785479,77.288895&z=9&t=h&hl=en 30.785479°N 77.288895°E] | ||
|result=British | |result=British defeat | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018225/ Maj Gen Gabriel Martindell] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018225/ Maj Gen Gabriel Martindell] | ||
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar_Singh_Thapa Ranjur Singh Thapa] | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amar_Singh_Thapa Ranjur Singh Thapa] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 738 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 2,300 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=3 officers and 78 men killed<br>5 officers and 220 men wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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== Summary == | |||
General Martindell sent to detachments to occupy ridges adjacent to Jaitak Fort. One was routed by the enemy and the other forced to retreat due to lack of ammunition. | |||
== Major Richard's Force == | |||
*One Light Coy, [[53rd Regiment of Foot|HM 53rd Foot]] | |||
*Three and a half Light Coys, Native Infantry | |||
*Two Coys, [[13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|13th Native Infantry]] | |||
*Some Pioneers<br> | |||
Total 738 men | |||
== Major Ludlow's Force == | |||
*One Coy, [[53rd Regiment of Foot|HM 53rd Foot]] | |||
*Three and a half Light Coys, Native Infantry | |||
*Nine Coys, [[6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|6th Native Infantry]] | |||
*Some Pioneers<br> | |||
Total 1,000 men | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_War Gurkha War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=label:%22gazetteer%22&lr=#v=onepage&q=Jaitak&f=false Actions at Jaitak] Gazetteer 1857 | |||
Revision as of 12:19, 24 November 2009
| Attempt on Jaitak Fort | ||
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| Part of Gurkha War 1814-16 | ||
| Date: | 27 December 1814 | |
| Location: | Jaitak Fort, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.785479°N 77.288895°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Gorkhas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Gabriel Martindell | Ranjur Singh Thapa | |
| Strength | ||
| 738 | 2,300 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 3 officers and 78 men killed 5 officers and 220 men wounded |
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Summary
General Martindell sent to detachments to occupy ridges adjacent to Jaitak Fort. One was routed by the enemy and the other forced to retreat due to lack of ammunition.
Major Richard's Force
- One Light Coy, HM 53rd Foot
- Three and a half Light Coys, Native Infantry
- Two Coys, 13th Native Infantry
- Some Pioneers
Total 738 men
Major Ludlow's Force
- One Coy, HM 53rd Foot
- Three and a half Light Coys, Native Infantry
- Nine Coys, 6th Native Infantry
- Some Pioneers
Total 1,000 men
External Links
Gurkha War Wikipedia
Actions at Jaitak Gazetteer 1857