Trans-Gogra Campaign

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Summary

Following the defeat of Nana Sahib at the Second Lucknow Relief in November 1857 and the defeat of Tantia Tope at the second Battle of Cawpore in December, forces were raised to pursue the rebels north of the Gogra River. Colonel Francis Rowcroft took command of the Sarun Field Force and, together with the Naval Brigade from HMS Pearl under Captain Edward Sotheby RN, won a series of victories between November 1857 and November 1858. Sir James Hope Grant took command of the trans-Gogra force, crossing the river in November 1858 and running to earth the last remaining bodies of rebels. Remnants of the rebel units took refuge in Nepal and Nana Sahib is thought to have died there.

Goruckpore Field Force

HQ Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry	130 men	under	Maj Richardson
Detachment 6th Madras Cavalry	40 men
No 2 Madras Horse Light Field Battery	4 guns	under	Capt Cadell
Pearl's Naval Brigade	90 men + 4 guns	under	Capt Sotheby RN
HM 13th Light Infantry	400 men	under	Maj Tyler
Regiment of Ferozepore	250 men	under	Lt-Col Brasyer CB
Detachment 27th Madras Native Infantry	60 men	under	Lt Shaw

External LInks

The Cruise of the Pearl Google Books
Naval Brigades in the Indian Mutiny W L Clowes
Biography of Captain Sotheby RN www.pdavis.nl/
Short biography of Captain Edward Sotheby RN Google Books