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Also known as the '''Battle of Miranpur Katra''' and the '''Battle of St George''' | Also known as the '''Battle of Miranpur Katra''' and the '''Battle of St George''' | ||
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== Champion's Forces == | == Champion's Forces == | ||
2nd Brigade Bengal Army including [[Governor General's Bodyguard]] | 2nd Brigade Bengal Army including [[Governor General's Bodyguard]] | ||
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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br> | ||
| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Miranpur Katra<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 28 February 2010
| Battle of Kutra | ||
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| Part of Rohilla War 1772-74 | ||
| Date: | 23 April 1774 | |
| Location: | Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.033454°N 79.716858°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company Kingdom of Awadh |
Rohillas | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig-Gen Alexander Champion Shuja-ud-Daulah |
Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 40,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Also known as the Battle of Miranpur Katra and the Battle of St George
Champion's Forces
2nd Brigade Bengal Army including Governor General's Bodyguard
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Alexander Champion (??-??)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Miranpur Katra
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah
External Links
Rohilla War Wikipedia
Miranpur Katra Google Books
Meeranpor Kutra Gazetteer 1857
