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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 the [[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>
