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|date=1 April 1857  
|date=1 April 1857  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahvaz Ahvaz, Khūzestān, Iran]
|location=[[Ahvaz|Ahwaz]], Khūzestān, Iran  
|presidency=[[Bombay]]  
|presidency=[[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.333334,48.5&z=10&t=h&hl=en 31.333333°N 48.500000°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.333334,48.5&z=10&t=h&hl=en 31.333333°N 48.500000°E]   
|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  

Revision as of 15:27, 14 September 2010

Battle of Ahwaz
Part of Persian War
Date: 1 April 1857
Location: Ahwaz, Khūzestān, Iran
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 31.333333°N 48.500000°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Persian army
Commanders
Lt Gen Sir James Outram Shah-zadeh
Strength
300 infantry
Two 24 pounder howitzers
About 9,000 cavalry & infantry
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Ahvaz
Variants: Ahwaz/Akwaz

External Links

Anglo-Persian War Wikipedia
Seizure of Ahvaz Google Books
James Outram Dictionary of National Biography
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol VI - Action atAhwaz archive.org