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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=26 December 1857 | |date=26 December 1857 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |location= Sohunpore, 8 km west of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairwa Mairwa, Bihar], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.238921,84.144921&z=11&t=h&hl=en 26.238921°N 84.144921°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1= [[East India Company]] | |combatant1= [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel sepoys | ||
|commander1=Col | |commander1=Col Francis Rowcroft | ||
|commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan | |commander2=Hurkishen Sing<br>Naib Nazim Mushurruf Khan | ||
|strength1=1,080 | |strength1=1,080 | ||
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|casualties2=150 | |casualties2=150 | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Sarun Field Force == | == Sarun Field Force == | ||
Royal | *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 == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA83&dq=Mujowlee&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#PPA83,M1 Action at Sohunpore] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OMYsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1516&dq=Rowcroft+1857&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=_bxYScnYEYfCzgTQ54jLCQ#PPA1508,M1 Rowcroft's Despatch] Google Books | ||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Sohanpur<br> | |||
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore<br> | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
[[Category:Battles|Sohunpore, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Sohunpore, Battle of]] | |||
Revision as of 09:03, 7 October 2009
| Battle of Sohunpore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 26 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Sohunpore, 8 km west of Mairwa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.238921°N 84.144921°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Francis 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
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Sohunpore Google Books
Rowcroft's Despatch Google Books
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sohanpur
Variants: Sohunpore/Sonepore
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548