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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=AfMAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 "The Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828'', page 445 | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=AfMAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA445 "The Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828'', page 445 Google Books | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=PYcEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA396 "Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828'', page 396 | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=PYcEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA396 "Siege of Bhurtpore"] from ''Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828'', page 396 Google Books | ||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015013464899?urlappend=%3Bseq=200 "Siege and Storm of Bhurtpore from the Letters of an Officer Present"], ''The United Service Magazine 1834 Part 2'', page 188. Hathi Trust | |||
*'' List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/6/mode/2up Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort] archive.org | *'' List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh'' by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/6/mode/2up Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort] archive.org | ||
[[Category:Battles|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:Jat War 1825-26|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | [[Category:Jat War 1825-26|Bhurtpore, Siege of]] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 5 May 2012
| Siege of Bhurtpore 1826 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Jat War 1825-26 | ||
| Date: | 18 January 1826 | |
| Location: | Bharatpur, Rajastan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.223213°N 77.497929°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Bhurtpore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Combermere | Durjan Sal | |
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 men 112 guns |
20,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 103 killed 466 wounded |
6,000 | |
External Links
Siege of Bharatpur Google Books
Bhurtpore gun colonialwargaming.co.uk
Historical books on-line
- "The Siege of Bhurtpore" from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828, page 445 Google Books
- "Siege of Bhurtpore" from Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828, page 396 Google Books
- "Siege and Storm of Bhurtpore from the Letters of an Officer Present", The United Service Magazine 1834 Part 2, page 188. Hathi Trust
- List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort archive.org