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Information will be added soon{{Battles_Infobox|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]|date=17 April 1858 |location=Amorah, [[Fyzabad]], Uttar Pradesh|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.776453,82.374457&z=13&t=h&hl=en 26.770762°N 82.381910°E] |result=British victory |territory=|combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Rebel [[Sepoy]]s|commander1=Col F Rowcroft<br>Captain E S Sotheby RN|commander2= |strength1= 1,010 |strength2= 2,000 sepoys<br>1,000 irregulars<br>100 sowars<br>4 guns|casualties1= |casualties2= 200-300}}[[Image:Amorahmap.jpg|thumb|300px|Amorah Location, Survey 1920-1946]]'''This was one of the events of the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]]'''<br>The British camp was at Amorah but the battle was near the village of Jamoulee about three miles distant. == Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Not found<br>Variants: Thamowlee/Jamoulee/Jahmoulee<br> == Recommended Reading ==''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 == External Links ==[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire wensite<br>[http://books.google.com/books?as_brr=1&id=0tU1AAAAMAAJ&dq=Amorah%2B1858%2B5th%3DMarch%25lr%3D&jtp=2288#PPA2438,M1 Capt Sotheby's Despatch] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2629&dq=Amorah+17+April+1858&as_brr=3&ei=tHe2SenWLYyyMaec2NYL#PPA2629,M1 Col Rowcroft's Despatch] Google Books<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 [[Category:Battles|Jamoulee 17 April 1858, Battle of]][[Category:Trans-Gogra Campaign|Jamoulee 17 April 1858, Battle of]][[Category:Pearl's Naval Brigade|Jamoulee 17 April 1858, Battle of]][[Category:Indian Mutiny|Jamoulee 17 April 1858, Battle of]]
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