Mutiny at Nusseerabad
| Mutiny at Nusseerabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 28 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Nasirabad, Ajmer, Rajasthan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.297436°N 74.735731°E | |
| Result: | British flight to Ajmer | |
| Combatants | ||
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| 1st Bombay Lancers | 30th Native Infantry 15th Native Infantry Jellalabad Battery of Native Artillery | |
| Casualties | ||
| Major Spottisood & Cornet Newberry killed Colonel Penny, Bombay Lancers, died of apoplexy Lieut Lock & Capt Hardy badly wounded |
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Summary
The two native infantry regiments mutinied and seized the guns. They were charged by the Lancers but were able to march away in the direction of Delhi.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mutiny at Nusseerabad Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548