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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell%2C_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell]
 
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell%2C_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell]
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004489/ Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Colin Campbell]
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101004489/ Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Colin Campbell]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA391&dq=Futteghur&ei=GZJrSLHLIoSKjAGg9JyhCw#PPA391,M1 Google Books - Campbell at Fatehgarh]
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==

Revision as of 14:39, 2 July 2008

Occupation of Futteghur
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 2 January 1858
Location: Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.393032°°N 79.582473°°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Sir Colin Campbell Nawab of Farrukabad
Strength
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Colin Campbell
Google Books - Campbell at Fatehgarh

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
"Our Bones are Scattered" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107