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|partof=[[:Category:Disturbances in Berar|Disturbances in Berar]]
|date=1850
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamgaon Khamgaon], Maharashtra
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=20.698045,76.567951&z=10&t=h&hl=en 20.698045°N 76.567951°E]
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|combatant1=Hyderabad Contingent
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|commander1=Brigadier [[William Beatson]]
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[[William Beatson|Brigadier William Beatson]] was commander of the Nizam of Hyderabad's cavalry which was part of the [[Hyderabad Contingent]] consisting of 9,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry under British officers. He was responsible for the suppression of rebellions by Rohilla & Arab insurgents in Berar.
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E39JAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT4&dq=Kamgaon+1850&ei=muh9Sb_0IqOMkQSMmuCjAQ#PPT4,M1 Reference to Kamgaon] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA480,M1 Kamgaon] Gazetteer 1857
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/ahistoryhyderab00burtgoog#page/n10/mode/1up ''A History of the Hyderabad Contingent''] by Reginald George Burton (1905) Archive.org
[[Category:Battles|Kamgaon, Battle of]]
[[Category:Disturbances in Berar|Kamgaon, Battle of]]
