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{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
|date=5 March 1858 | |||
|location=Amorah, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.776453,82.374457&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.770762°N 82.381910°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=Sarun Field Force<br>HMS Pearl Naval Brigade | |||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |||
|commander1=Col F. Rowcroft<br> Captain Sotheby RN | |||
|commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |||
|strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns | |||
|strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10,ooo irregulars<br>300 sowars<br>9 guns | |||
|casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded | |||
|casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns | |||
}} | |||
== HMS Frigate Pearl == | |||
32 Royal Marines<br>140 Naval column | |||
== Sarun Field Force == | |||
200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry<br>850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments<br>39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers | |||
== 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=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA470&dq=Indian+Mutiny&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=N_iMR4rRBoOCsgPQtbDQBQ#PPA470,M1 Google Books - Battle of Amorah]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah - Gazetteer 1857] | |||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | |||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | |||
[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|Amorah Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | |||
[[Category:Battles|Amorah 17 April 1858, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 17 April 1858, Battle of]] | |||
Revision as of 17:35, 21 February 2009
| Battle of Amorah 5 March 1858 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 March 1858 | |
| Location: | Amorah, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Sarun Field Force HMS Pearl Naval Brigade |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col F. Rowcroft Captain Sotheby RN |
Nazim Mahimed Hossen Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |
| Strength | ||
| about 1,300 4 guns |
4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent 700 Oude Police Corps 10,ooo irregulars 300 sowars 9 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed 9 wounded |
500 killed & wounded 7 guns | |
HMS Frigate Pearl
32 Royal Marines
140 Naval column
Sarun Field Force
200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments
39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion
Four 12 pounder howitzers
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Battle of Amorah
Amorah - Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
Survey 1920-1946