Battle of Fatepuhr

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Battle of Fatepuhr
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 12 July 1857
Location: Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.171592°N 81.208153°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
General Sir Henry Havelock Tantya Tope
Strength
1,964 British and Indian 3,500 men
12 guns
Casualties

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Tantya Tope (1819-59)

Havelock's Force

British Troops
HM 64th Foot (from Persia) 435 men Maj Sterling
HM 78th Highlanders (from Persia) 284 men Col Hamilton
HM 84th Foot (from Pegu) 190 men Lieut Ayrton
1st Madras Fusiliers (from Madras) 376 men Maj Renaud
Voluntary Cavalry (from Allahabad) 20 men Capt Barrow
Royal Artillery (from Ceylon) 96 men Capt Maude
1,403 British
Native Troops
Regiment of Ferozpore (Sikhs) 448 men Capt Brasyer
13th Irregular Cavalry and
3rd Oude Cavalry 95 men Lieut Palliser
Artillery 18 men
561 Native

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Futtehpoor Google Books

Recommended Reading

Indian Mutiny by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Fatehpur
Variants: Fatepuhr/Futtepore/Futtehpoor