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|partof=[ | |partof= [[:Category:3rd Carnatic War 1756-63|3rd Carnatic War 1756-63]]<br>[[Seven Years War]] | ||
|date= 23 October 1764 | |date= 23 October 1764 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxar Buxar, Bihar] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxar Buxar, Bihar] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iCYyCCuCEF4C&pg=PA115&dq=Buxar&as_brr=1&ei=cIQ5SKL4I5DAygT6mfDLDw Google Books - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=Buxar=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA171,M1 Buxar - Gazetteer 1857] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=wars&FileName=wars_carnatic.php Heritage History - Carnatic Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnatic_Wars Wikipedia - 3rd Carnatic War]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buxar Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iCYyCCuCEF4C&pg=PA115&dq=Buxar&as_brr=1&ei=cIQ5SKL4I5DAygT6mfDLDw Google Books - Battle of Buxar]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=Buxar=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA171,M1 Buxar - Gazetteer 1857] | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 1 January 2009
| Battle of Buxar | ||
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| Part of 3rd Carnatic War 1756-63 Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 23 October 1764 | |
| Location: | Buxar, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.563029°N 83.972530°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British East India Company | Mughal Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Hector Munro | Shuja-ud-Daulah Mir Kasim | |
| Strength | ||
| 857 Europeans 5,297 Sepoys 918 Native cavalry 20 guns |
50,000 troops 133 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 2 officers 4 rank and file |
6000 men 130 guns | |
Commanding Officers
Field Officers:
Major Hector Munro Commander-in-Chief
Major Stibbert commanding Left wing
Major Carnac
Major Champion
Captain Gordon, ADC to Munro
Battalions:
1st Battalion - Captain Samuel Feake
6th Battalion - Captain Trevannion
8th Battalion - Captain Harper
Marine Battalion - Captain Wemyss
Grenadier Battalion - Captain Hay
Battalions Named after Commanding Officers (Captains):
Campbell
Duffield
Goddard
Jennings
Morgan
Nichol
Stable
Watts
Wilding
Lieutenant Mair commanded the 'Indian Horse'
2 Troops of European Cavalry Commanders not known
Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.
External Links
Heritage History - Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia - 3rd Carnatic War
Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar
Google Books - Battle of Buxar
Buxar - Gazetteer 1857