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[[Image:Regts present at Delhi Siege.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Regiments present at the Siege of Delhi from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
[[Image:Regts present at Delhi Siege.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Regiments present at the Siege of Delhi from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]


== HEIC Forces in August 1857 ==
{|
|'''Infantry'''
|'''Officers and Men'''
|-
|HM 8th Foot, headquarters
|198
|-
|HM 61st Foot, headquarters
|296
|-
|HM 75th Foot, headquarters
|513
|-
|HM 60th Rifles, headquarters
|299
|-
|1st European Bengal Fusiliers
|520
|-
|2nd European Bengal Fusiliers
|556
|-
|Guides Infantry
|275
|-
|Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion
|296
|-
|1st Punjaub Infantry
|725
|-
|4th Sikh Infantry
|345
|-
|
|'''4,023'''
|-
|'''Cavalry'''
|'''Officers and Men'''
|-
|HM Carabiniers
|153
|-
|HM 9th Lancers
|428
|-
|Guides Cavalry
|338
|-
|1st Punjaub Cavalry
|148
|-
|2nd Punjaub Cavalry
|110
|-
|5th Punjaub Cavalry (at Alipore)
|116
|-
|
|'''1,298'''
|-
|'''Artillery and Engineers'''
|'''Officers and Men'''
|-
|Artiller, European and Native
|1129
|-
|Bengal Sappers and Miners
|209
|-
|Punjaub Sappers and Miners
|264
|-
|
|'''1,602'''
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,918'''
|-
|Sick
|765
|-
|Wounded
|1,116
|}
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pkEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA355&dq=Killed+wounded+1857&as_brr=3&ei=ayuLSdLTFp2INZ60gLEF#PPA355,M1 Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi]
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pkEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA355&dq=Killed+wounded+1857&as_brr=3&ei=ayuLSdLTFp2INZ60gLEF#PPA355,M1 Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi]

Revision as of 14:05, 29 September 2009

Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 14-20 September 1857
Location: Delhi National Capital Region
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.656233°N 77.241066°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
Delhi Field Force Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj Gen Archdale Wilson
Strength
Casualties
The Regiments present at the Siege of Delhi from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

HEIC Forces in August 1857

Infantry Officers and Men
HM 8th Foot, headquarters 198
HM 61st Foot, headquarters 296
HM 75th Foot, headquarters 513
HM 60th Rifles, headquarters 299
1st European Bengal Fusiliers 520
2nd European Bengal Fusiliers 556
Guides Infantry 275
Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion 296
1st Punjaub Infantry 725
4th Sikh Infantry 345
4,023
Cavalry Officers and Men
HM Carabiniers 153
HM 9th Lancers 428
Guides Cavalry 338
1st Punjaub Cavalry 148
2nd Punjaub Cavalry 110
5th Punjaub Cavalry (at Alipore) 116
1,298
Artillery and Engineers Officers and Men
Artiller, European and Native 1129
Bengal Sappers and Miners 209
Punjaub Sappers and Miners 264
1,602
Total 6,918
Sick 765
Wounded 1,116

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi
Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654

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