Battle of Birwa Fort: Difference between revisions

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Battle of Birwa Fort
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date:	21 October 1858
Location:	Vicinity of Sandila, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	approx 27.067312°N 80.511885°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Brig Gen George Barker
Strength

Casualties

Modern name: not found
Variants:Birwah/Birwah

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-== Recommended Reading ==
+== Brigadier Barker's Column ==
+*300 bayonets [[88th Regiment of Foot]]
-''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
+*300 bayonets 3rd Batt [[The Rifle Brigade]]
+*170 sabres [[2nd Dragoon Guards]]
+*550 bayonets [[Oude Police Infantry]]
+*20 men [[Punjab Pioneers]]
+*Royal Artillery
+:*One 18-pounder
+:*One 8" howitzer
+:*Two 8" mortars
+:*Two 5.5" mortars
+*Bengal Artillery (8 field guns)
+== Spelling Variants ==
+Modern name: not found<br>
+Variants:Birwah/Birwah<br>
 == 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=BloPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA280&dq=Brigadier+barker&as_brr=1&ei=9zxRSO7fBYHsiQGc6Pk4#PPA270,M1 Google Books - Capture of Birwah]
+[[Category:Battles|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Oude Campaign|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]
+[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Birwa Fort, Battle of]]