Siege of Bhurtpore 1826
| Siege of Bhurtpore 1826 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Jat War 1825-26 | ||
| Date: | 18 January 1826 | |
| Location: | Bharatpur, Rajastan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.223213°N 77.497929°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Bhurtpore | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lord Combermere | Durjan Sal | |
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 men 112 guns |
20,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 103 killed 466 wounded |
6,000 | |
External Links
Siege of Bharatpur Google Books
Bhurtpore gun colonialwargaming.co.uk
Historical books on-line
- Siege of Bhurtpore page 41 Memoirs and correspondence of Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, Volume II by the Right Hon Mary, Vicountess Combermere and Capt W W Knollys 1866 Archive.org. Lord Combermere was Commander-In -Chief in India, and had been appointed to the position "as the man to take Bhurtpore"
- "The Siege of Bhurtpore" from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 23, January-June 1828, page 445 Google Books
- "Siege of Bhurtpore" from Naval and Military Magazine Volume 3 1828, page 396 Google Books
- Narrative of the Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore by J N Creighton, Captain 11th Regiment, Light Dragoons 1830 Is available to read online at Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online
- "Siege and Storm of Bhurtpore from the Letters of an Officer Present", The United Service Magazine 1834 Part 2, page 188. Hathi Trust
- "Bhurtpore 1825-6", page 573 British Battles on Land and Sea, Volume II by James Grant. First published c 1873 Archive.org
- 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 Names on monument of NCOs and men killed and description of assault on the fort archive.org