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|commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | ||
|strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns | |strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns | ||
| − | |strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10, | + | |strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10,000 irregulars<br>300 sowars<br>9 guns |
|casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded | |casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded | ||
|casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns | |casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 21 February 2009
| Battle of Amorah 5 March 1858 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 March 1858 | |
| Location: | Amorah, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| Sarun Field Force HMS Pearl Naval Brigade |
Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col F. Rowcroft Captain Sotheby RN |
Nazim Mahimed Hossen Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah | |
| Strength | ||
| about 1,300 4 guns |
4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent 700 Oude Police Corps 10,000 irregulars 300 sowars 9 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1 killed 9 wounded |
500 killed & wounded 7 guns | |
HMS Frigate Pearl
32 Royal Marines
140 Naval column
Sarun Field Force
200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments
39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion
Four 12 pounder howitzers
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Battle of Amorah
Amorah - Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
