Battle of Allygurh August 1857
Battle of Allygurh August 1857 | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 24 August 1857 | |
Location: | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 27.893754°N 78.068142°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Major Montgomery | Ghose Mahomed Khan | |
Strength | ||
307 troops Two 9 pounders One 24 pounder howitzer |
6000 mutineers | |
Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Allygurh 24 August 1857 - Scroll to page 286
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207