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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website | ||
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Google Books - Action at Rohtak] | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Google Books - Action at Rohtak] | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 27 January 2010
| Battle of Rohtak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Rohtak, Haryana | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.886422°N 76.58933°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company Hodson's Horse |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut William Hodson | Babar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 233 Hodson's Horse 103 Guide Cavalry 25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers |
300 horsenmen 900 matchlockmen | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
- Indian Mutiny 1857-58 British Empire Website
- Google Books - Action at Rohtak
Recommended Reading
- The Last Mughal by William Dalrymple (2006) Review in Fibis Military Reading List
- The Indian Mutiny : 1857 by Saul David (2002) Review in Fibis Military Reading List