Battle of Mujowlee: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) m Typo |
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) m Add Rowcroft's Despatch. Correcrt year. Field Force |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=26 December | |date=26 December 1857 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majhauli_Raj Majhauli, Lar, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majhauli_Raj Majhauli, Lar, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
|combatant1= [[East India Company]] | |combatant1= [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel sepoys | ||
|commander1=Col Rowcroft | |commander1=Col H.Rowcroft | ||
|commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan | |commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan | ||
|strength1=1,080 | |strength1=1,080 | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Sarun Field Force == | |||
Royal marines (30 men)<br>Naval brigade (130 men)<br>Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)<br>Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)<br>Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers | |||
== External Links == | == 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=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Google Books - Action at Mujowlee] | [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=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Google Books - Action at Mujowlee]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Google Books - Rowcroft's Despatch] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 29 December 2008
| Battle of Mujowlee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 26 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Majhauli, Lar, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.29621°N 83.968506°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col H.Rowcroft | Hurkishen Sing Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,080 | 6,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 camp follower | 150 | |
Sarun Field Force
Royal marines (30 men)
Naval brigade (130 men)
Ramdull Goorkha Regt (500 men)
Gorucknath Goorkha Regt (350 men)
Capt Rattray's Seikhs (50 men)
Four 12 pounder howitzers
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Mujowlee
Google Books - Rowcroft's Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548