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| + | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| + | |date=24 August 1857 | ||
| + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
| + | |presidency=Bengal | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.896546,78.07366&z=14&t=h&hl=en 27.893754°N 78.068142°E] | ||
| + | |result=British victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| + | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| + | |commander1=Major Montgomery | ||
| + | |commander2=Ghose Mahomed Khan | ||
| + | |strength1= 307 troops<br>Two 9 pounders<br>One 24 pounder howitzer | ||
| + | |strength2= 6000 mutineers | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
| + | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 21 January 2008
| Battle of Allygurh August 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 24 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.893754°N 78.068142°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Montgomery | Ghose Mahomed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 307 troops Two 9 pounders One 24 pounder howitzer |
6000 mutineers | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
