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| − | '''6th Madras Light Cavalry''' under Captain Mulcaster<br> | + | '''[[6th Madras Light Cavalry]]''' under Captain Mulcaster<br> |
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie<br>3 native officers<br>2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers<br>84 rank & file<br>6 trumpeters & farriers | 4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie<br>3 native officers<br>2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers<br>84 rank & file<br>6 trumpeters & farriers | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 11 March 2009
| Battle of Hurriah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 18 June 1858 | |
| Location: | Harraiya, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.799976°N 82.467756°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Col J Byng | Nazim Mahomed Hossein | |
| Strength | ||
| about 630 | 5,000 2 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 200 | ||
Field Detachment
Lt-Col J Byng, Commanding
Lt Fairlie, Staff Officer
Lt Rowley, Orderly Officer
Pearl Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
5 officers incl Lt Turnour RN, Mr Mate Inglis RN
105 seamen & marines
Two 12 pounder howitzers
One 24 pounder rocket
Bengal Artillery under Lt Welsh
1 officer
17 European rank & file
7 gun Lascars
19 bullock drivers
2 guns
HM 13th Light Infantry (13th Regiment of Foot) under Capt van Straubenzee
6 officers incl Lt Everett, Lt Wroughton, Lt Rowley
160 rank & file
Dr Gee
Sikh Detachment under Lt Maddock, 3rd Bengal European Regt
2 native officers
81 rank & file
Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry under Captain Chapman
7 officers
140 rank & file
1 surgeon Dr Garden
1 veterinary surgeon
6th Madras Light Cavalry under Captain Mulcaster
4 European officers incl Lt Fairlie
3 native officers
2 European warrant & non-commissioned officers
84 rank & file
6 trumpeters & farriers
Lt Garnault, Bengal Engineers
Mr Wilson, Deputy Magistrate Bengal Civil Service
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Lt-Col Byng's Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
