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|Maj Richardson | |Maj Richardson | ||
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|Detachment | |Detachment [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]] | ||
|40 men | |40 men | ||
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|No 2 Madras Horse Light Field Battery | |[[Madras Horse Artillery|No 2 Madras Horse Light Field Battery]] | ||
|4 guns | |4 guns | ||
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|Capt Sotheby RN | |Capt Sotheby RN | ||
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|HM 13th Light Infantry | |[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] | ||
|400 men | |400 men | ||
|under | |under | ||
|Maj Tyler | |Maj Tyler | ||
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|Regiment of Ferozepore | |[[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozepore]] | ||
|250 men | |250 men | ||
|under | |under | ||
|Lt-Col Brasyer CB | |Lt-Col Brasyer CB | ||
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|Detachment 27th Madras Native Infantry | |Detachment [[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Native Infantry]] | ||
|60 men | |60 men | ||
|under | |under | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 9 October 2009
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Summary
Following the defeat of Nana Sahib at the Second Lucknow Relief in November 1857 and the defeat of Tantia Tope at the second Battle of Cawpore in December, forces were raised to pursue the rebels north of the Gogra River. Colonel Francis Rowcroft took command of the Sarun Field Force and, together with the Naval Brigade from HMS Pearl under Captain Sotheby RN, won a series of victories between November 1857 and November 1858. Sir James Hope Grant also crossed the Gogra in November 1858 and defeated rebel forces at Bunkussia. Remnants of the rebel units took refuge in Nepal and Nana Sahib is thought to have died there.
Goruckpore Field Force
| HQ Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry | 130 men | under | Maj Richardson |
| Detachment 6th Madras Cavalry | 40 men | ||
| No 2 Madras Horse Light Field Battery | 4 guns | under | Capt Cadell |
| Pearl's Naval Brigade | 90 men + 4 guns | under | Capt Sotheby RN |
| HM 13th Light Infantry | 400 men | under | Maj Tyler |
| Regiment of Ferozepore | 250 men | under | Lt-Col Brasyer CB |
| Detachment 27th Madras Native Infantry | 60 men | under | Lt Shaw |
External LInks
The Cruise of the Pearl Google Books