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|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Bahadur_Khan_Rohilla Khan Bahadur Khan] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Bahadur_Khan_Rohilla Khan Bahadur Khan] | ||
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| + | == Field Force == | ||
| + | '''Cavalry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''1st Brigade under Brigadier H Richmond Jones, 6th Dragoon Guards''<br> | ||
| + | *HQ and 2 Squadrons [[6th Dragoon Guards]] - ''Capt Bickerstaff'' | ||
| + | *[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltan Horse]] - ''Capt Lind'' | ||
| + | ''2nd Brigade under Brigadier Hagart, 7th Hussars'' | ||
| + | *[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]] - ''Major Coles'' | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Cavalry]] - ''Major S Browne'' | ||
| + | *Detachment [[Lahore Light Horse]] | ||
| + | *Detachment [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *Detachment [[17th Irregular Cavalry]] | ||
| + | '''Artillery''' under ''Lt-Col Brind CB BA'' | ||
| + | *Troop [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] - ''Lt-Col Tomb'' | ||
| + | *Troop [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] - ''Lt-Col Remmington'' | ||
| + | *2 Heavy Field Battery [[Bengal Artillery]] (4 guns) - ''Capt Francis'' | ||
| + | *Light Field Battery [[Bengal Artillery]] (4 guns) - ''Maj Hammond'' | ||
| + | *Siege Train Company [[Royal Artillery]] - ''Maj Le Mesurier'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Infantry'''<br> | ||
| + | ''Highland Brigade under Lt-Col Leith Hay CB, 93rd Highlanders'' | ||
| + | *[[42nd Regiment of Foot|HM 42nd Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Cameron'' | ||
| + | *[[79th Regiment of Foot|HM 79th Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Taylor CB'' | ||
| + | *[[93rd Regiment of Foot|HM 93rd Highlanders]] - ''Lt-Col Ross'' | ||
| + | *[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjaub Rifles]] - ''Lt McQueen'' | ||
| + | *[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|Belooch Battalion]] - ''Capt Beville'' | ||
| + | *[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Foot]] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_William_Stisted Brig Stisted] | ||
| + | *7 Coys [[64th Regiment of Foot|HM 64th Foot]] - ''Lt-Col Brigham CB'' | ||
| + | *[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Highlanders]] - ''Col Hamilton'' | ||
| + | *4 Coys [[82nd Regiment of Foot|HM 82nd Foot]] - ''Col The Hon P Herbert CB'' | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Infantry]] - ''Lt-Col Greene'' | ||
| + | *[[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjaub Infantry]] - ''Capt Stafford'' | ||
| + | *Detachment [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]] - ''Lt-Col Harness RE'' | ||
| + | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br> | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=umULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA263&dq=Bareilly&as_brr=1&ei=z5yoR_mNDpawiQGZ1dXZAQ Google Books - Capture of Bareilly] | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=umULAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA263&dq=Bareilly&as_brr=1&ei=z5yoR_mNDpawiQGZ1dXZAQ Google Books - Capture of Bareilly]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71&dq=Bareilly=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA71,M1 Bareilly - Gazetteer 1858] |
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
| + | [[Category:Battles|Bareilly, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Bareilly, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Bareilly, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 2 May 2011
| Battle of Bareilly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5-6 May 1858 | |
| Location: | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.353230°N 79.409370°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Colin Campbell | Khan Bahadur Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
Cavalry
1st Brigade under Brigadier H Richmond Jones, 6th Dragoon Guards
- HQ and 2 Squadrons 6th Dragoon Guards - Capt Bickerstaff
- Mooltan Horse - Capt Lind
2nd Brigade under Brigadier Hagart, 7th Hussars
- HM 9th Lancers - Major Coles
- 2nd Punjaub Cavalry - Major S Browne
- Detachment Lahore Light Horse
- Detachment 1st Punjaub Cavalry
- Detachment 17th Irregular Cavalry
Artillery under Lt-Col Brind CB BA
- Troop Bengal Horse Artillery - Lt-Col Tomb
- Troop Bengal Horse Artillery - Lt-Col Remmington
- 2 Heavy Field Battery Bengal Artillery (4 guns) - Capt Francis
- Light Field Battery Bengal Artillery (4 guns) - Maj Hammond
- Siege Train Company Royal Artillery - Maj Le Mesurier
Infantry
Highland Brigade under Lt-Col Leith Hay CB, 93rd Highlanders
- HM 42nd Highlanders - Lt-Col Cameron
- HM 79th Highlanders - Lt-Col Taylor CB
- HM 93rd Highlanders - Lt-Col Ross
- 4th Punjaub Rifles - Lt McQueen
- Belooch Battalion - Capt Beville
- HM 78th Foot - Brig Stisted
- 7 Coys HM 64th Foot - Lt-Col Brigham CB
- HM 78th Highlanders - Col Hamilton
- 4 Coys HM 82nd Foot - Col The Hon P Herbert CB
- 2nd Punjaub Infantry - Lt-Col Greene
- 22nd Punjaub Infantry - Capt Stafford
- Detachment Bengal Sappers and Miners - Lt-Col Harness RE
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Capture of Bareilly
Bareilly - Gazetteer 1858
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
