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'''Cavalry'''
*Troop of volunteer cavalry (40 troopers)
*Troop of volunteer cavalry (40 troopers)
*Detachments of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Oude Irregular cavalry (120 troopers)<br>
*Detachments of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry (120 troopers)<br>
'''Infantry'''
'''Infantry'''
*HM 32nd Foot
*[[32nd Regiment of Foot|HM 32nd Foot]] (300 men)
 
*[[13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|13th Native Infantry]] (150 men)
*[[48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|48th Native Infantry]] (60 men)
*[[71st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|71st Native Infantry]] (20 Sikhs)





Revision as of 16:30, 15 November 2009

Battle of Chinhut
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 30 June 1857
Location: Chinhat, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.883334°N 81.016670°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Sir Henry Lawrence
Strength
Casualties

Field Detachment

Artillery

  • Horse Light Field Battery (4 guns)
  • No 2 Oude Field Battery (4 guns)
  • One 8 inch howitzer

Cavalry

  • Troop of volunteer cavalry (40 troopers)
  • Detachments of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry (120 troopers)

Infantry



External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle at Chinhut Google Books


Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
"Our Bones are Scattered" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107