Battle of Sittana
| Battle of Sittana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 4 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Sittana, Nowshera District, NWF | |
| Presidency: | N/A | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.997859°N 71.96028°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj gen Sir Sydney Cotton KCB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Sittana Field Force
First Column
Peshawar Light Field Battery (4 guns)
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns)
98th Foot (260 men)
7th Irregular Cavalry (100 men)
Guides Cavalry (200 men)
Peshawar Light Horse (30 men)
Sappers & Miners (100 men)
9th Punjab Infantry (400 men)
18th Punjab Infantry (400 men)
21st Native Infantry (300 men)
Guides Infantry (300 men)
Second Column
Lieut Col H.Renny, 81st Foot
81st Foot (200 men)
18th Irregular Cavalry (100 men)
Sappers & Miners (47 men)
Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt (200 men)
38th Dogras
8th Punjab Infantry (450 men)
Third Column
Maj A.T.Allen, 81st Foot
81st Foot (105 men)
98th Foot (100 men)
7th Irregular Cavalry (25 men)
18th Irregular Cavalry (25 men)
Guides Cavalry (600 men)
8th Punjab Infantry (54 men)
9th Punjab Infantry (137 men)
18th Punjab Infantry (185 men)
21st Native Infantry (155 men)
Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt (254 men)
Guides Infantry (76 men)
Maj J.R.Becher's Column
Peshawar Mountain Train Battery (2 guns)
Hazara Mountain Train Battery (3 guns)
2nd Sikh Infantry (300 men)
6th Punjab Infantry (450 men)
12th Punjab Infantry (300 men)
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Sittana
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548