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'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | '''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | ||
== Hodson's Detachment == | |||
*6 European officers | |||
*103 sabres [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides Cavalry]] | |||
*233 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]] | |||
*25 sabres Jhind Horse | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website | ||
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 19 October 2011
| Battle of Rohtak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Rohtak, Haryana | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.886422°N 76.58933°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company Hodson's Horse |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut William Hodson | Babar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 233 Hodson's Horse 103 Guide Cavalry 25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers |
300 horsenmen 900 matchlockmen | |
| Casualties | ||
This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
Hodson's Detachment
- 6 European officers
- 103 sabres Guides Cavalry
- 233 sabres Hodson's Horse
- 25 sabres Jhind Horse
External Links
- Indian Mutiny 1857-58 British Empire Website
- Action at Rohtak Google Books