Relief of Allahabad

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Relief of Allahabad
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

Allahabad Location
Survey 1920-1946
Allahabad Map 1933
Brig Gen James Neill