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== Sittana Field Force == | == Sittana Field Force == | ||
'''First Column'''<br>Peshawar Light Field Battery (4 guns) | '''First Column'''<br> | ||
*Peshawar Light Field Battery (4 guns) | |||
*Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns) | |||
*[[98th Regiment of Foot]] (260 men) | |||
*[[5th Bengal Cavalry|7th Irregular Cavalry]] (100 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (200 men) | |||
*Peshawar Light Horse (30 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] (100 men) | |||
*[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|9th Punjab Infantry]] (400 men) | |||
*[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|18th Punjab Infantry]] (400 men) | |||
*[[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry|21st Native Infantry]] (300 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] (300 men)<br> | |||
'''Second Column'''<br>''Lieut Col H.Renny, 81st Foot'' | '''Second Column'''<br>''Lieut Col H.Renny, 81st Foot'' | ||
*[[81st Regiment of Foot]] (200 men) | |||
*[[17th Irregular Cavalry|18th Irregular Cavalry]] (100 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers & Miners]] (47 men) | |||
*[[12th Bengal Native Infantry|Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt]] (200 men) | |||
*[[38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|38th Dogras]] | |||
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|8th Punjab Infantry]] (450 men)<br> | |||
'''Third Column'''<br>''Maj A.T.Allen, 81st Foot''<br>81st Foot (105 men) | '''Third Column'''<br>''Maj A.T.Allen, 81st Foot''<br> | ||
*[[81st Regiment of Foot|81st Foot]] (105 men) | |||
*[[98th Regiment of Foot|98th Foot]] (100 men) | |||
*[[7th Irregular Cavalry]] (25 men) | |||
*[[17th Irregular Cavalry|18th Irregular Cavalry]] (25 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]] (600 men) | |||
*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|8th Punjab Infantry]] (54 men) | |||
*[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|9th Punjab Infantry]](137 men) | |||
*[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|18th Punjab Infantry]] (185 men) | |||
*[[21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|21st Native Infantry]] (155 men) | |||
*[[12th Bengal Native Infantry|Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt]] (254 men) | |||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]] (76 men)<br> | |||
'''Maj J.R.Becher's Column'''<br>Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns) | '''Maj J.R.Becher's Column'''<br> | ||
*Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns) | |||
*Hazara Mountain Train Battery (3 guns) | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force| 2nd Sikh Infantry]] (300 men) | |||
*[[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Punjab Infantry]] (450 men) | |||
*12th Punjab Infantry (300 men)<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 17:23, 2 July 2009
| Battle of Sittana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Hindustani Fanatics 1857-58 | ||
| Date: | 4 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Sittana, Nowshera District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.997859°N 71.96028°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj gen Sir Sydney Cotton KCB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Sittana Field Force
First Column
- Peshawar Light Field Battery (4 guns)
- Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns)
- 98th Regiment of Foot (260 men)
- 7th Irregular Cavalry (100 men)
- Guides Cavalry (200 men)
- Peshawar Light Horse (30 men)
- Sappers & Miners (100 men)
- 9th Punjab Infantry (400 men)
- 18th Punjab Infantry (400 men)
- 21st Native Infantry (300 men)
- Guides Infantry (300 men)
Second Column
Lieut Col H.Renny, 81st Foot
- 81st Regiment of Foot (200 men)
- 18th Irregular Cavalry (100 men)
- Sappers & Miners (47 men)
- Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt (200 men)
- 38th Dogras
- 8th Punjab Infantry (450 men)
Third Column
Maj A.T.Allen, 81st Foot
- 81st Foot (105 men)
- 98th Foot (100 men)
- 7th Irregular Cavalry (25 men)
- 18th Irregular Cavalry (25 men)
- Guides Cavalry (600 men)
- 8th Punjab Infantry (54 men)
- 9th Punjab Infantry(137 men)
- 18th Punjab Infantry (185 men)
- 21st Native Infantry (155 men)
- Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt (254 men)
- Guides Infantry (76 men)
Maj J.R.Becher's Column
- Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns)
- Hazara Mountain Train Battery (3 guns)
- 2nd Sikh Infantry (300 men)
- 6th Punjab Infantry (450 men)
- 12th Punjab Infantry (300 men)
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Sittana
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548