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Mutiny at Ferozepore
| Mutiny at Ferozepore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 13 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Ferozepore, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.9166N, 74.6167E | |
| Result: | Mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Strength | ||
| HM 61st Regiment 10th Bengal Light Cavalry |
45th Bengal Native Infantry 57th Bengal Native Infantry | |
| Casualties | ||
Summary
The 45th BNI mutinied and were engaged by the 61st Regiment. Some were killed, about 100 surrendered and the remainder fled Ferozepore. The 57th BNI were disarmed. After a trial 14 sepoys were sentenced to death. Two were hanged and the remainder blown from cannon on 13 June.
External links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
61st Regiment at Ferozepore
Historical books online
- Narrative of the Indian mutinies of 1857 Mutiny at Ferozepore Google Books
- A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi: With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 by Charles John Griffiths 1910 Archive.org