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| + | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| + | |date= 14 December 1857 | ||
| + | |location= Gangiri, Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.85,78.466667&z=11&t=h&hl=en 27.85°N 78.466667°E] | ||
| + | |result= British victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| + | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024992/ Lt Col Thomas Seaton] | ||
| + | |commander2= | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
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| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | *[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=09M1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA971&dq=Brigadier+Seaton+1857&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=GWZ7SKqcE4e4jgGQ9rTPCA#PPA971,M1 Google Books - Account of Battle at Gungeree] | ||
| + | *[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2930611 Newspaper report: ''Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News'' Friday 5 March 1858] Originally from the Calcutta ''Englishman'', Jan. 9. Includes details of the action at Gungeree. trove.nla.gov.au | ||
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| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
| + | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Gungeree, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gungeree, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Seaton's Movable Column|Gungeree, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Gungeree, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:26, 16 March 2013
| Battle of Gungeree | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 14 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Gangiri, Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.85°N 78.466667°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Col Thomas Seaton | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
- The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
- Google Books - Account of Battle at Gungeree
- Newspaper report: Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 5 March 1858 Originally from the Calcutta Englishman, Jan. 9. Includes details of the action at Gungeree. trove.nla.gov.au
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
