Battle of Hurriah

Battle of Hurriah
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date:	18 June 1858
Location:	Harraiya, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	26.799976°N 82.467756°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
Sarun Field Force	Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Lieut Col J Byng	Nazim Mahomed Hossein
Strength
about 630	5,000 2 guns
Casualties
	200

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Haraiya
Variants: Harraiya/Hurriah/Hurreah

Field Detachment

Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding
Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer

Pearl's Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN
105 seamen & marines
Two 12-pounder howitzers
One 24-pounder rocket

Bengal Artillery under Lt Welsh
1 officer
17 European rank & file
7 gun Lascars
19 bullock drivers
2 guns

HM 13th Light Infantry under Capt van Straubenzee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley
160 rank & file
Dr Gee

Sikh Detachment under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt
2 native officers
81 rank & file

Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry under Captain Chapman 7 officers
140 rank & file
1 surgeon Dr Garden
1 veterinary surgeon

6th Madras Light Cavalry under Captain Mulcaster
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie
3 native officers
2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers
84 rank & file
6 trumpeters & farriers

Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Naval Brigade account Googlr Books
Lt-Col Byng's Despatch Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548