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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcCXaxbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA153PA106&dq=Rohtak+1857Khurkowdah&as_brrhl=3en&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAwha2eTvq1EsrsOfSyoa8D&sigsa=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books X&oi=book_result&ct= Recommended Reading result&resnum=6&ved=*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=Military_reading_list ''The Last Mughal''] by William Dalrymple (2006) Review in Fibis Military Reading List*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?titleonepage&q&f=Military_reading_list ''The Indian Mutiny : 1857'false Hodson's despatch] by Saul David (2002) Review in Fibis Military Reading List Google Books
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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=17 15 August 1857|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak Kharkhoda RohtakKharkhoda, Haryana]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.886422874855,76.589332913027&z=10&t=h&hl=en 28.886422°N 874855°N 76.58933°E913027°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]]
|commander2=Babar KhanBisharut Ali
|strength1= 233 Hodson's Horse<br>103 Guide Cavalry<br>25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers
|strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen|casualties1= 7 wounded
|casualties2=
}}
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Hodson's Detachment ==
*6 European officers
*103 sabres [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides Cavalry]]
*233 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]]
*25 sabres Jhind Horse
== Wounded in action ==
Guides Cavalry:
*Duffadar Goojur
*Darogha Jairam Sing
*Sowar Sultan (slightly)<br />
Hodson's Horse:
*[[Hugh Henry Gough|Lt Gough]] (slightly)
*Naib Rissaldar Hookum Sing (severely)
*Jemadar Ahmed Beg (slightly)
*Sowar Sooltan Sing (severely)
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kharkhoda<br>
Variants: Kharkhauda/Khurkowdah/Khurkowdeh
== External Links ==
[[Category:Battles|RohtakKhurkowdah, Battle ofAction at]][[Category:Delhi Campaign|RohtakKhurkowdah, Battle ofAction at]][[Category:Indian Mutiny|RohtakKhurkowdah, Battle ofAction at]]
