Battle of Tigree
| Battle of Tigree | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 11 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Tighra, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.978418°N 82.588490°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Sir Edward Lugard KCB | Ghulam Hussain | |
| Strength | ||
| 500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed | 80 killed | |
Survey map 1920-1946
Summary
On 11 April 1858 General Sir Edward Lugard advancing from Lucknow encountered a rebel force at the village of Tigra - 17 miles NNW of Jaunpur. The rebels were defeated and Lugard then continued on to relieve Azamgarh[1]
Azimghur Field Force
- 10th Regiment of Foot
- 34th Regiment of Foot
- 84th Regiment of Foot
- 1,700 Sikh Cavalry
- A portion of military train as cavalry
- 3 Batteries of Artillery
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Edward Lugard (1810-1898)
Henry Longden (1819-1890)
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Tighra
Variants: Tigree/Tigra
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Historical Books on-line
Recollections of thirty-nine years in the Army by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon KCB 1898 Action at Tigra
List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1911 by Sir E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Epitaph of Lt C W Havelock (archive.org)
New Army List 1863
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of Battles and Seiges by Tony Jaques