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{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
|date=22 December 1857 | |||
|location=Gaili, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.812966,80.903192&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.812800°N 80.901300°E] | |||
|result=British success | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Outram_(British_officer) Lt Gen Sir James Outram] | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2=4,000 infantry<br>400 cavalry<br>4 guns | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA136&dq=Guilee+1857&as_brr=3&ei=aBZuSZfVCp-OkATN8vFF#PPA136,M1f Google Books - Action at Guilee] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | |||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | |||
Revision as of 17:11, 14 January 2009
| Battle of Gailee (Lucknow) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 22 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Gaili, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.812800°N 80.901300°E | |
| Result: | British success | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir James Outram | ||
| Strength | ||
| 4,000 infantry 400 cavalry 4 guns | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Guilee
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207