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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date= | |date=3 June 1857 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.282009,82.956336&z=12&t=h&hl=en 25.282009°N 82.956336°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.282009,82.956336&z=12&t=h&hl=en 25.282009°N 82.956336°E] | ||
|result= | |result= Suppression of mutiny | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_George_Smith_Neill Lieut Col James Neill] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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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] | [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=IzQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA154&dq=Benares+Neill&as_brr=3&ei=xgKLSYi_A5vWzAS-s_y5BQ#PPA154,M1 Google Books - Mutiny at Benares] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 5 February 2009
| Mutiny at Benares | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 3 June 1857 | |
| Location: | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.282009°N 82.956336°E | |
| Result: | Suppression of mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col James Neill | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Mutiny at Benares
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207