Battle of Nujjuffghur

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Battle of Nujjuffghur
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 25 August 1857
Location: Najafgarh, Delhi
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: approx 28.616671°N 76.98334°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Brig Gen John Nicholson
Strength
Casualties
60 killed & wounded 800

This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny

Field Force

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Nazafgarh
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548