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|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=Bengal | |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] | |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 | |result=British victory | ||
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| 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
Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207