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{{Battles_Infobox
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
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|date=5 March 1858
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|location=Amorah, [[Fyzabad]], Uttar Pradesh
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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.776453,82.374457&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.770762°N 82.381910°E] 
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|result=British victory
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|territory=
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|combatant1=Sarun Field Force<br>HMS Pearl Naval Brigade
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|combatant2=Rebel [[Sepoy]]s
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|commander1=Col F. Rowcroft<br> Captain Sotheby RN
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|commander2=Nazim Mahimed Hossen<br>Rajahs of Gonda & Churdah
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|strength1=about 1,300<br>4 guns
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|strength2= 4,000 sepoys Gwalior contingent<br>700 Oude Police Corps<br>10,000 irregulars<br>300 sowars<br>9 guns
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|casualties1= 1 killed<br>9 wounded
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|casualties2=500 killed & wounded<br>7 guns
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}}
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[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|300px|Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946]]
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'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''
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== HMS Frigate Pearl ==
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32 Royal Marines<br>140 Naval column
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== Sarun Field Force ==
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200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry<br>850 Gorruknath & Burruk Gurkha Regiments<br>39 Bengal Sikh Police Battalion<br>Four 12 pounder howitzers
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Amorha<br>
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Variants: Amorah<br>
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== Recommended Reading ==
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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
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== External Links ==
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hsVGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA154&dq=Amorha&ei=uPEuSaXUBpOMkASfvoneDQ#v=onepage&q=Amorha&f=false Battle of Amorah] Google Books<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=Amorah+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA32,M1 Amorah] Gazetteer 1857
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[[Category:Battles|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Amorah 5 March 1858, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 14:18, 21 August 2010

Battle of Amorah 5 March 1858
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 5 March 1858
Location: Amorah, Fyzabad, 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
Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946

This was one of the events of the Trans-Gogra Campaign

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

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Amorha
Variants: Amorah

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle of Amorah Google Books
Amorah Gazetteer 1857