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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA98&dq=Tantia+Topee%2BNeed%2BLeith%2BTurnbull%27s%2BLightfoot%27s&ei=TIvESun4M5y8yATuzNyLBA#v=onepage&q=Tantia%20Topee%2BNeed%2BLeith%2BTurnbull's%2BLightfoot's&f=false Captain James Leith VC] Google Books<br /> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-TsQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA98&dq=Tantia+Topee%2BNeed%2BLeith%2BTurnbull%27s%2BLightfoot%27s&ei=TIvESun4M5y8yATuzNyLBA#v=onepage&q=Tantia%20Topee%2BNeed%2BLeith%2BTurnbull's%2BLightfoot's&f=false Captain James Leith VC] Google Books<br /> | ||
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==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22172/pages/3707 ''London Gazette 10 August 1858'']. General Rose's account of the battle. | |||
==== Maps==== | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=44 Central India map] Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 26 Atlas 1909 | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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Revision as of 11:31, 22 October 2012
| Battle of Betwa River | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 1 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Betwa River, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.397890°N 78.698212°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Hugh Rose | Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle of Betwa River Google Books
Captain James Leith VC Google Books
James Leith's VC Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
London Gazette 10 August 1858. General Rose's account of the battle.
Maps
Central India map Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 26 Atlas 1909
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207