Battle of Buxar

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Battle of Buxar
Part of 3rd Carnatic War
Date: 23 October 1764
Location: Buxar, Bihar
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 25.563029°N 83.972530°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British East India Company Mughal Empire
Commanders
Maj Hector Munro Shuja-ud-Daulah
Mir Kasim
Strength
857 Europeans
5,297 Sepoys
918 Native cavalry
20 guns
50,000 troops
133 guns
Casualties
2 officers
4 rank and file
6000 men
130 guns

Commanding Officers

Field Officers:
Major Hector Munro Commander-in-Chief
Major Stibbert commanding Left wing
Major Carnac
Major Champion
Captain Gordon, ADC to Munro

Battalions:
1st Battalion - Captain Samuel Feake
6th Battalion - Captain Trevannion
8th Battalion - Captain Harper
Marine Battalion - Captain Wemyss
Grenadier Battalion - Captain Hay

Battalions Named after Commanding Officers (Captains): Campbell
Duffield
Goddard
Jennings
Morgan
Nichol
Stable
Watts
Wilding

Lieutenant Mair commanded the 'Indian Horse'
2 Troops of European Cavalry Commanders not known

Relieving Force under Captain Dunbar was defeated by the Indian Forces.

External Links

Carnatic Wars
Wikipedia - Battle of Buxar
Google Books - Battle of Buxar
Buxar - Gazetteer 1857