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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=28 May 1857 | |date=28 May 1857 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Nusseerabad]], Ajmer, Rajasthan | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.297436,74.735731&z=10&t=h&hl=en 26.297436°N 74.735731°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.297436,74.735731&z=10&t=h&hl=en 26.297436°N 74.735731°E] | ||
|result=British flight to [[Ajmer]] | |result=British flight to [[Ajmer]] | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= | |combatant1=[[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers|1st Bombay Lancers]] | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=[[30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|30th Native Infantry]]<br>[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Native Infantry]]<br>[[Jellalabad Battery of Native Artillery]] | ||
|commander1= | |commander1= | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= Major Spottisood & Cornet Newberry killed<br> Colonel Penny, Bombay Lancers, died of apoplexy<br>Lieut Lock & Capt Hardy badly wounded | |casualties1= Major Spottisood & Cornet Newberry killed<br> Colonel Penny, Bombay Lancers, died of apoplexy<br>Lieut Lock & Capt Hardy badly wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The two native infantry regiments mutinied and seized the guns. They | The two native infantry regiments mutinied and seized the artillery. The Lancers charged them but were unable to retake the guns. They therefore escorted the women and children to Beawar. The rebels were able to march away in the direction of Delhi. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XEEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30&dq=Mutineers+Delhi+Meerut&as_brr=3&ei=z6DVSvjlLam-zAS7m6SlCw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mutiny at Nusseerabad] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XEEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30&dq=Mutineers+Delhi+Meerut&as_brr=3&ei=z6DVSvjlLam-zAS7m6SlCw#v=onepage&q&f=false Mutiny at Nusseerabad] Google Books | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Nusseerabad, Mutiny at]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Nusseerabad, Mutiny at]] | ||
[[Category:Mutinies]] | [[Category:Mutinies]] | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 7 October 2010
| Mutiny at Nusseerabad | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 28 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Nusseerabad, Ajmer, Rajasthan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.297436°N 74.735731°E | |
| Result: | British flight to Ajmer | |
| Combatants | ||
| 1st Bombay Lancers | 30th Native Infantry 15th Native Infantry Jellalabad Battery of Native Artillery | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| Major Spottisood & Cornet Newberry killed Colonel Penny, Bombay Lancers, died of apoplexy Lieut Lock & Capt Hardy badly wounded |
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Summary
The two native infantry regiments mutinied and seized the artillery. The Lancers charged them but were unable to retake the guns. They therefore escorted the women and children to Beawar. The rebels were able to march away in the direction of Delhi.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mutiny at Nusseerabad Google Books