Action at Sandeela
| Action at Sandeela | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 4-8 October 1858 | |
| Location: | Sandila, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.08°N 80.52°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt Dawson Maj Maynard, 88th Regiment Brig G R Barker |
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| Strength | ||
| 1,400 infantry 500 irregular cavalry |
12,000 cavalry and infantry 4 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| Over 1,000 | ||
Summary
On 4 October 12,000 mutineers attacked the British post manned by Capt Dawson with 1,400 infantry and 500 cavalry. Dawson sent the cavalry away and defended a small mud fort for two days until Major Maynard arrived with a small force. On 7 October Brig Barker reached the fort with a strong column. The strengthened force pursued the mutineers through thick jungle the next day and a number of engagements were fought. Private Charles Anderson and Trumpeter Thomas Monaghan won VCs.
Major Maynard's Column
- 120 bayonets 88th Regiment of Foot
- 600 7th Oude Police Infantry
- 278 sabres 5th Oudh Police Cavalry
- 460 sabres 2nd Oudh Police Cavalry
- No 12 Battery Bengal Artillery (two 9-pounder guns)
- Royal Artillery (two 5.5" mortars)
Brigadier Barker's Column
- 200 bayonets 88th Regiment of Foot
- 100 bayonets 3rd Batt The Rifle Brigade
- 200 sabres 2nd Dragoon Guards
- 25 sabres Hodson's Horse
- No 12 Battery (2 guns)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sandila
Variants:Sandeela
External Links
Action at Sundeela Google Books
Despatch from Major Maynard Google Books
Deapatch from Brig Barker Google Books
Thomas Monaghan's grave www.victoriacross.org.uk