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|location=Rasulpur, near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh  
|location=Rasulpur, near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  

Revision as of 15:29, 18 September 2008

Battle of Russoolpoor July 1857
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 18 July 1857
Location: Rasulpur, near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 25.812937°N 81.324196°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col James Neill
Strength
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Dictionary of National Biography - James Neill
Google Books - Battle at Rasulpur

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

Rasulpur Location
Survey 1920-1946
Brig Gen James Neill