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'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]''' | |||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
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== Field Detachment == | == Field Detachment == | ||
*Pearl's Naval Brigade (50 men and 2 guns) | *[[Pearl's Naval Brigade]] (50 men and 2 guns) | ||
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] (50 men) | *[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] (50 men) | ||
*Sikhs (50 men) | *Sikhs (50 men) | ||
*[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | *[[87th Punjab Regiment|27th Madras Native Infantry]] (350 men) | ||
*One Troop of [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]] | *One Troop of [[6th Madras Native Cavalry|6th Madras Cavalry]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235&dq=Lumptee%2BGondah&ei=GbPNSqC4K4iqzQSZ262zBg#v=onepage&q=Lumptee%2BGondah&f=false Battle at Lumptee] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235&dq=Lumptee%2BGondah&ei=GbPNSqC4K4iqzQSZ262zBg#v=onepage&q=Lumptee%2BGondah&f=false Battle at Lumptee] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA235&dq=The+Cruise+of+HMS+Pearl#v=onepage&q&f=false Naval Brigade account] Google Books | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 21 August 2010
| Battle of Lumptee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 29 August 1858 | |
| Location: | near Amorah, Fyzabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt Garrard Lieutenant Fawkes RN |
Rajah of Gondah | |
| Strength | ||
| 500+ | 300 sepoys 1,900 irregulars 150 sowars 4 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign
Location
The account describes this action taking place at Lumptee from which the British retired to Amorah.
Field Detachment
- Pearl's Naval Brigade (50 men and 2 guns)
- HM 13th Light Infantry (50 men)
- Sikhs (50 men)
- 27th Madras Native Infantry (350 men)
- One Troop of 6th Madras Cavalry
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Battle at Lumptee Google Books
Naval Brigade account Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207