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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date=7 May 1858
|location=Kunch, Uttar Pradesh
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.996953,79.17181&z=12&t=h&hl=en 25.996953°N 79.17181°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel sepoys
|commander1=[[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Lakshmi_Bai Rani of Jhansi]<br>[[Tatya Tope]]
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kunch<br>
Variants: Koonch<br>
== Field Force, [[Hyderabad Contingent]] ==
Major W A Orr commanding<br>
*[[1st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (182 sabres) under Lieut Dowker
*[[4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (137 sabres) under Capt Murray
*[[Hyderabad Contingent Artillery|Artillery]] under Captain Douglas
:*1st Company Artillery (two 6-pounder guns)
:*2nd Company Artillery (three 6-pounder guns)
:*4th Company Artillery (two 12-pounder howitzers, two 5.5 inch mortars)
*[[3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (333 bayonets) under Lieut Macquoid
*[[5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent]] (241 bayonets) under Capt Hare
== External Link ==
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024093/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Gen Sir Hugh Rose]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3236&dq=Koonch&as_brr=3#PPA3237,M1 Google Books - Gen Rose's Despatch]
[[Category:Battles|Koonch, Battle of]]
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Koonch, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koonch, Battle of]]
