Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857
Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857 | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 14-20 September 1857 | |
Location: | Delhi National Capital Region | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 28.656233°N 77.241066°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
Delhi Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Maj Gen Archdale Wilson | ||
Strength | ||
1,293 cavalry 4,023 infantry 1,602 artillery & engineers |
4,000 disciplined cavalry 12,000 infantry 3,000 undisciplined levies | |
Casualties | ||
Storming Parties
1st Column under Brig-Gen Nicholson to assault the main breach |
Men | |
HM 75th Foot | (Lt-Col Herbert) | 200 |
1st Bengal Europeans | (Major Jacob) | 250 |
2nd Punjaub Infantry | (Capt Green) | 450 |
2nd Column under Brig Jones to assault the Water Bastion |
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HM 8th Foot | (Lt-ColGreathed) | 250 |
2nd Bengal Europeans | (Capt Boyd) | 250 |
4th Sikh Infantry | (Capt Rothney) | 450 |
HM 61st Foot, headquarters | 296 | |
HM 75th Foot, headquarters | 513 | |
HM 60th Rifles, headquarters | 299 | |
1st European Bengal Fusiliers | 520 | |
2nd European Bengal Fusiliers | 556 | |
Guides Infantry | 275 | |
Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion | 296 | |
1st Punjaub Infantry | 725 | |
4th Sikh Infantry | 345 | |
4,023 | ||
Cavalry | Officers and Men | |
HM Carabiniers | 153 | |
HM 9th Lancers | 428 | |
Guides Cavalry | 338 | |
1st Punjaub Cavalry | 148 | |
2nd Punjaub Cavalry | 110 | |
5th Punjaub Cavalry (at Alipore) | 116 | |
1,298 | ||
Artillery and Engineers | Officers and Men | |
Artillery, European and Native | 1129 | |
Bengal Sappers and Miners | 209 | |
Punjaub Sappers and Miners | 264 | |
1,602 | ||
Total | 6,918 | |
Sick | 765 | |
Wounded | 1,116 |
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi
Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654