Battle of Allygurh August 1857

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Battle of Allygurh August 1857
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 24 August 1857
Location: Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.893754°N 78.068142°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Major G.J.Montgomery Ghose Mahomed Khan
Strength
307 troops
Two 9 pounders
One 24 pounder howitzer
6000 mutineers
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857 - Scroll to page 286
Allygurh - Gazetteer 1857
Wikipedia - Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207