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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
At the end of the [[1st Rohilla War]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_Faizullah_Khan Nawab Faizullah Khan] was secured in possession of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampur,_Uttar_Pradesh State of Rampur]. On his death in 1793 his son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Mohammed Ali Khan] was murdered and the throne seized by another son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Muhammad_Khan_Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Khan]. The British sent a force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abercromby_of_Airthrey Sir Robert Abercrombie] to assist the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Nawab Wazir of Oudh] against the usurper. At the [[Battle of Bhitaura]] the British were victorious but suffered heavy casualties. Mohammed Ali Khan's infant son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Ahmad Ali Khan] was proclaimed Nawab and confirmed in possession of Rampur and lands yielding 10 lakh rupees per year. The rest of the state was appropriated by the Nawab of Oudh. | At the end of the [[1st Rohilla War]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_Faizullah_Khan Nawab Faizullah Khan] was secured in possession of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampur,_Uttar_Pradesh State of Rampur]. On his death in 1793 his son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Mohammed Ali Khan] was murdered and the throne seized by another son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Muhammad_Khan_Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Khan]. The British sent a force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abercromby_of_Airthrey Sir Robert Abercrombie] to assist the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Nawab Wazir of Oudh] against the usurper. At the [[Battle of Bhitaura]] the British were victorious but suffered heavy casualties. Mohammed Ali Khan's infant son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Ahmad Ali Khan] was proclaimed Nawab and confirmed in possession of Rampur and lands yielding 10 lakh rupees per year. The rest of the state was appropriated by the Nawab of Oudh. | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_IdAmZ5s7UcC&pg=PA238&dq=rohilla+war++1794&cd=1#v=onepage&q=rohilla%20war%20%201794&f=false 2nd Rohilla War] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_IdAmZ5s7UcC&pg=PA238&dq=rohilla+war++1794&cd=1#v=onepage&q=rohilla%20war%20%201794&f=false 2nd Rohilla War] Google Books<br> | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrelati00hamiiala#page/n3/mode/2up ''An Historical Relation of the ........ Rohilla Afghans''] by Charles Hamilton 1788 (archive.org) | |||
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Rohilla War, 2nd]] | [[Category:Minor Campaigns|Rohilla War, 2nd]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Rohilla War| 2nd Rohilla War]] | [[Category:2nd Rohilla War| 2nd Rohilla War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 1 January 2011
| 2nd Rohilla War | |
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| 1794 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Rampur | |
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| British and Oudh forces | Rohillas |
| Result: Succession restored | |
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| Category: 2nd Rohilla War | |
Summary
At the end of the 1st Rohilla War Nawab Faizullah Khan was secured in possession of the State of Rampur. On his death in 1793 his son Mohammed Ali Khan was murdered and the throne seized by another son Ghulam Muhammad Khan. The British sent a force under Sir Robert Abercrombie to assist the Nawab Wazir of Oudh against the usurper. At the Battle of Bhitaura the British were victorious but suffered heavy casualties. Mohammed Ali Khan's infant son Ahmad Ali Khan was proclaimed Nawab and confirmed in possession of Rampur and lands yielding 10 lakh rupees per year. The rest of the state was appropriated by the Nawab of Oudh.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Robert Abercrombie (1740-1827)
George Cherry (1761-1800)
Claude Martin (1735-1799)
External Links
2nd Rohilla War Google Books
Historical books online
An Historical Relation of the ........ Rohilla Afghans by Charles Hamilton 1788 (archive.org)