Relief of Allahabad
Relief of Allahabad | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 12 June 1857 | |
Location: | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 25.432248°N 81.870215°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Col James Neill | ||
Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
James Neill (1810-1857)
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
James Neill Dictionary of National Biography
Col Neill at Allahabad Google Books
Capture of Allahabad Google Books
Allahabad Gazetteer 1857
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Historical Books on-line
The martyr of Allahabad; memorials of Ensign Arthur Marcus Hill Cheek, of the Sixth Native Bengal Infantry by Rev Robert Meek 1857 (archive.org)
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207