Battle of Nujjuffghur
| Battle of Nujjuffghur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 25 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Najafgarh, Delhi | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 28.616671°N 76.98334°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen John Nicholson | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 60 killed & wounded | 800 | |
Field Force
Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
Remington's Troop of Horse Artillery
Blunt's Troop of Horse Artillery
9th Lancers (100 men) under Lieut Sarel
HM 61st Regt (250 men) under Colonel Rainey
1st Bengal Fusiliers (200 men) under Maj Jacob
1st Punjab Infantry, Coke's Rifles (400 men) under Lieut Lumsden
2nd Punjab Infantry, Green's Rifles, (400 men)
2nd Punjab Cavalry (100 men) under Lieut C. Nicholson
Guide Cavalry (200 men) under Capt Sandford
Mooltanee Horse (300 men) under Lieut Lind
Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548