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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BnwcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA267&dq=Akwaz&as_brr=1&ei=OoaPR97FEI3AsQPmr5SyCw#PPA287,M1 Google Books - Seizure of Ahvaz] | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BnwcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA267&dq=Akwaz&as_brr=1&ei=OoaPR97FEI3AsQPmr5SyCw#PPA287,M1 Google Books - Seizure of Ahvaz]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020962/ Dictionary of National Biography - James Outram] | ||
[[Category:Wars]] | [[Category:Wars]] | ||
[[Category:Military]] | [[Category:Military]] | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 17 January 2008
| Battle of Ahwaz | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Persian Campaign | ||
| Date: | 1 April 1857 | |
| Location: | Ahvaz, Khūzestān, Iran | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.333333°N 48.500000°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Persian army | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir James Outram | Shah-zadeh | |
| Strength | ||
| 300 infantry 2 24 pounder howitzers |
About 9,000 cavalry & infantry | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Google Books - Seizure of Ahvaz
Dictionary of National Biography - James Outram