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== Field Force == | |||
'''Artillery''' | |||
*7th Cot 14th Btn [[Royal Artillery]] | |||
:No 4 Field Battery | |||
:6 European officers and 74 other ranks | |||
:1 Native NCO and 13 syce drivers | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Bhongaon<br> | |||
Variants: Bhargain/Bowgong/Bangown<br> | |||
== External Links == | == 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=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2616&dq=Brigadier+Seaton&ei=k2ZWSInPKoSgiwHyyJWJDA#PPA2617,M1 Google Books - Battle of Khankhur] | [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=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2616&dq=Brigadier+Seaton&ei=k2ZWSInPKoSgiwHyyJWJDA#PPA2617,M1 Google Books - Battle of Khankhur] | ||
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[[Image:Kampilmap.jpg|thumb|Kampil location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | [[Image:Kampilmap.jpg|thumb|Kampil location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]] | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
Revision as of 17:21, 10 October 2009
| Battle of Khankhur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 7 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Bhongaon, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.616857°N 79.270066°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Thomas Seaton | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Artillery
- 7th Cot 14th Btn Royal Artillery
- No 4 Field Battery
- 6 European officers and 74 other ranks
- 1 Native NCO and 13 syce drivers
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Bhongaon
Variants: Bhargain/Bowgong/Bangown
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Battle of Khankhur
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
Survey map 1920-1946
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207