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Mutiny at Jhansi
| Mutiny at Jhansi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 June 1857 | |
| Location: | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.457421°N 78.5759°E | |
| Result: | Mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Captain Alexander Skene | Kala Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| British in the fort: 27 men, 16 women and 20 children | 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Massacre at Jhansi Google Books
Historical books on-line
List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Description of the uprising and names of European victims archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548