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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrelati00hamiiala#page/n3/mode/2up ''An Historical Relation of the | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrelati00hamiiala#page/n3/mode/2up ''An Historical Relation of the ..... Rohilla Afghans''] by Charles Hamilton 1788 (archive.org) | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZDsNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA1 "The Out Lines of the Rohilla War"] from ''The Origin and Authentic Narrative of the Present Marratta War; and also, the late Rohilla War, in 1773 and 1774 printed for Almon & Debrett 1781 (Google Books) | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=ZDsNAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA1 "The Out Lines of the Rohilla War"] from ''The Origin and Authentic Narrative of the Present Marratta War; and also, the late Rohilla War, in 1773 and 1774'' printed for Almon & Debrett 1781 (Google Books) | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/hastingsrohillaw00strauoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''Hastings and the Rohilla War''] by Sir John Strachey 1892 (archive.org) | |||
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Rohilla War]] | [[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Rohilla War]] | ||
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Rohilla War, 1st]] | [[Category:Minor Campaigns|Rohilla War, 1st]] | ||
[[Category:1st Rohilla War| 1st Rohilla War]] | [[Category:1st Rohilla War| 1st Rohilla War]] | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 1 January 2011
| 1st Rohilla War | |
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| 1774 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Rohilkhand | |
| Combatants: | |
| British and Oudh forces | Rohillas |
| Result: Rohilkhand occupied by Oudh | |
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| Category: 1st Rohilla War | |
Summary
At the end of 1773 the Nawab of Oudh Shuja-ud-Daula asked Warren Hastings for assistance in a punitive campaign against the Rohillas. The 2nd Brigade of the Bengal Army was dispatched under Colonel Alexander Champion and entered Rohilkhand on 17 April 1774. On 23 April the Rohillas under Hafiz Rahmat Khan were defeated at Miranpur Katra. Rohilkhand was occupied by Oudh.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Alexander Champion (????-1793)
Warren Hastings (1732-1818)
Shuja ud Daulah (1731-1775)
External Links
External Relations and the Rohilla War Google Books
Rohilla War Wikipedia
Rohilla War Google Books
Historical books online
- An Historical Relation of the ..... Rohilla Afghans by Charles Hamilton 1788 (archive.org)
- "The Out Lines of the Rohilla War" from The Origin and Authentic Narrative of the Present Marratta War; and also, the late Rohilla War, in 1773 and 1774 printed for Almon & Debrett 1781 (Google Books)
- Hastings and the Rohilla War by Sir John Strachey 1892 (archive.org)