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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=Col Rowcroft | + | |commander1=Col F.Rowcroft<br>Captain E. S. Sotheby RN |
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| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1= 1,010 |
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 2,000 sepoys<br>1,000 irregulars<br>100 sowars<br>4 guns |
| − | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1= |
| − | |casualties2= | + | |casualties2= 200-300 |
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== 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. | + | [http://books.google.com/books?as_brr=1&id=0tU1AAAAMAAJ&dq=Amorah%2B1858%2B5th%3DMarch%25lr%3D&jtp=2288#PPA2438,M1 Google Books - Battle of Amorah]<br>[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] |
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 21 February 2009
| Battle of Jamoulee 17 April 1858 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Amorah, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.770762°N 82.381910°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col F.Rowcroft Captain E. S. Sotheby RN |
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| Strength | ||
| 1,010 | 2,000 sepoys 1,000 irregulars 100 sowars 4 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 200-300 | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Battle of Amorah
Amorah - Gazetteer 1857
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
