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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=Major Montgomery | |commander1=Major G.J.Montgomery | ||
|commander2=Ghose Mahomed Khan | |commander2=Ghose Mahomed Khan | ||
|strength1= 307 troops<br>Two 9 pounders<br>One 24 pounder howitzer | |strength1= 307 troops<br>Two 9 pounders<br>One 24 pounder howitzer | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 5 February 2009
| Battle of Allygurh August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 24 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.893754°N 78.068142°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major G.J.Montgomery | Ghose Mahomed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 307 troops Two 9 pounders One 24 pounder howitzer |
6000 mutineers | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857 - Scroll to page 286
Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857
Wikipedia - Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207