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2nd Rohilla War

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{{War|name=2nd Rohilla War |dates=1794 |image= |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampur,_Uttar_Pradesh Rampur] |combatant1=British and Oudh forces |combatant2=Rohillas|result= Succession restored |medal= |category=[[:Category:2nd Rohilla War|2nd Rohilla War]] |link1= }}
== Summary ==
At the end of 1the [[1st Rohilla War]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_Faizullah_Khan Nawab Faizullah Khan] was secured in possession of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampur,_Uttar_Pradesh State of Rampur]. On his death in 1793 his son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Mohammed Ali Khan ] was murdered and the throne seized by another son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Muhammad_Khan_Bahadur Ghulam Muhammad Khan]. The British sent a force under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Abercromby_of_Airthrey Sir Robert Abercrombie ] to assist the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Nawab Wazir of Oudh ] against the usurper. At the [[Battle of Bhitaura]] the British were victorious but suffered heavy casualties. Mohammed Ali Khan's infant son [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Ali_Khan_Bahadur Ahmad Ali Khan ] was proclaimed Nawab and confirmed in possession of Rampur and lands yielding 10 lakh rupees per year. The rest of the state was appropriated by the Nawab of Oudh.
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/3/mode/1up Robert Abercrombie (1740-1827)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/80/mode/2up George Cherry (1761-1800)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/276/mode/2up Claude Martin (1735-1799)]<br>
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_IdAmZ5s7UcC&pg=PA238&dq=rohilla+war++1794&cd=1#v=onepage&q=rohilla%20war%20%201794&f=false 2nd Rohilla War] Google Books<br>

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