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Battle of Phoolpore
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date:	20 February 1858
Location:	Phulpur 8 km east of Tanda, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	26.55393°N 82.79608°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Francis Rowcroft	Gholam Hossein Ali Hyder
Strength
1,534	2,000-2,500
Casualties

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

Modern name: Phulpur
Variants: Phoolpore

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+'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
+== Field Detachment ==
+*190 [[Pearl's Naval Brigade]] with 4 guns
+*44 Sikhs
+*1,300 Gurkhas with 6 guns
 == Spelling Variants ==
 Modern name: Phulpur<br>
 Variants: Phoolpore
 == External Links ==
-[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=Phoolpore%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=Q4LGSM36A4v-jgHoqrTrDQ#PPA123,M1 Google Books - Battle of Phoolpore]
+[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=Phoolpore%2B1858&as_brr=3&ei=Q4LGSM36A4v-jgHoqrTrDQ#PPA123,M1 Battle of Phoolpore] Google Books
 [[Category:Battles|Phoolpore, Battle of]]
 [[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Phoolpore, Battle of]]
 [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Phoolpore, Battle of]]