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== Spelling Variants ==
 
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Modern name:Biaora<br>
 
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[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Battle_of_Mungrowlee&action=edit Michel's dispatch] Google Books<br>
 
[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Battle_of_Mungrowlee&action=edit Michel's dispatch] Google Books<br>
 
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018649/ Sir John Michel] ODNB
 
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018649/ Sir John Michel] ODNB
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
 
|date=9 October 1858
 
|location=Mungaoli, Madhya Pradesh
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.4069,78.094978&z=15&t=h&hl=en  24.4069°N 78.094978°E] 
 
|result= British victory
 
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Michel_(British_Army_officer) Maj-Gen John Michel]
 
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== Spelling Variants ==
 
Modern name:Mungaoli<br>
 
Variants: Mingrauli/Mungrowlee/Mungroulee<br>
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F3UIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA218&dq=Rajghur%2BTantia%2BGordon&as_brr=3&ei=hmnHSobME5GGzgSshakb#v=onepage&q=&f=false Battle of Beorora] Google Books<br>
 
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018649/ Sir John Michel] ODNB
 
 
[[Category:Battles|Beorora, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Beorora, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Beorora, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Beorora, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Beorora, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Beorora, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 23 April 2011

Also referred to as the Battle of Rajghur

Battle of Beorora
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 15 September 1858
Location: Biaora, Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 23.915761°N 76.917731°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj-Gen John Michel Tatya Tope
Strength
Casualties
1 killed
3 wounded
300 killed
27 guns

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Biaora
Variants: Beorora/Bioura

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Michel's dispatch Google Books
Sir John Michel ODNB