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|location=Rooya,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhoganj Madhoganj], Uttar Pradesh | |location=Rooya,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhoganj Madhoganj], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27. | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.119169,80.13857&z=10&t=h&hl=en approx 27.119169°N 80.13857°E] | ||
|result=British capture fort with heavy loss | |result=British capture fort with heavy loss | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028603/ Brig Gen Sir Robert Walpole] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028603/ Brig Gen Sir Robert Walpole] | ||
|commander2=Nurput Singh | |commander2=Raja Nurput Singh | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 3 February 2009
| Battle of Rooeya Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 15 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Rooya,Madhoganj, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 27.119169°N 80.13857°E | |
| Result: | British capture fort with heavy loss | |
| Combatants | ||
| Rohilkhand Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Robert Walpole | Raja Nurput Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Walpole's Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548