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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Rohilla War|2nd Rohilla War]]
|partof=[[:Category:2nd Rohilla War|2nd Rohilla War]]
|date= 26 October 1794
|date= 26 October 1794
|location=[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Miranpur-Katra-80142.htm Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh]  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatehganj_Pashchimi Fatehganj Pashchimi, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.033454,79.716858&z=12&t=h&hl=en 28.033454°N 79.716858°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.470009,79.306388&z=12&t=h&hl=en=en 28.470009°N 79.306388°E]   
|result= British victory
|result= British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[[Oude|Kingdom of Awadh]]
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[[Oude|Kingdom of Awadh]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla Rohillas]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla Rohillas]
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Brig-Gen Alexander Champion]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daulah]
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abercromby_of_Airthrey Sir Robert Abercrombie]
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan]
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Muhammad_Khan_Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Khan]
|strength1=  
|strength1=  
|strength2=40,000  
|strength2=25,000
|casualties1=  
|casualties1=  
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
}}
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 ==
== Biographies ==
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/3/mode/1up Robert Abercrombie (1740-1827)]<br>
== Spelling Variants ==
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Miranpur Katra<br>
Modern name: Miranpur Katra<br>
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah<br>
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah<br>
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQgt5SYepi8C&pg=PA29&dq=Miranpur+Katra+1774&as_brr=3&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Miranpur%20Katra%201774&f=false Miranpur Katra] Google Books<br>
[[Category:Battles|Bhitaura, Battle of]]
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg  Meeranpor Kutra] Gazetteer 1857
[[Category:2nd Rohilla War|Bhitaura, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Rohilla War|Kutra, Battle of]]

Revision as of 09:31, 1 March 2010

Battle of Bhitaura
Part of 2nd Rohilla War
Date: 26 October 1794
Location: Fatehganj Pashchimi, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.470009°N 79.306388°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Kingdom of Awadh
Rohillas
Commanders
Sir Robert Abercrombie Ghulam Muhammad Khan
Strength
25,000
Casualties

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Abercrombie (1740-1827)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Miranpur Katra
Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah

External Links