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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
 
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
 
|date=25 October 1858
 
|date=25 October 1858
|location=Khurai, Maghya Pradesh  
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|location=Khurai, Madhya Pradesh  
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
 
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.04056,78.333245&z=10&t=h&hl=en  24.04056°N 78.333245°E]   
 
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.04056,78.333245&z=10&t=h&hl=en  24.04056°N 78.333245°E]   
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=Gen Mitchell
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Michel_(British_Army_officer) Maj-Gen John Michel]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope]
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|commander2=[[Tatya Tope]]
|strength1=  
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|strength1= 600 cavalry<br>1,100 infantry<br>8 guns
 
|strength2=  
 
|strength2=  
 
|casualties1=   
 
|casualties1=   
 
|casualties2=  
 
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}}
 
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== Field Force ==
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'''1st Column'''
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*3rd Troop [[Bombay Horse Artillery]] (60 men and 4 guns)
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*[[8th Dragoons|HM 8th Hussars]] (118 men)
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*[[17th Bengal Lancers|HM 17th Lancers]] (90 men)
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*[[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers|1st Bombay Lancers]] (93 men)
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*[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]] (98 men)
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*[[95th Regiment of Foot|HM 95th Regiment]] (20 men)
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*[[38th Central India Horse|Mayne's Horse]] (150 men)<br>
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:'''Total 629 men'''<br>
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'''2nd Column'''
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*[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]] (50 men)
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*Bombay Artillery (80 men and 4 guns)
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*[[71st Regiment of Foot|HM 71st Highlanders]] (210 men)
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*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|HM 92nd Highlanders]] (320 men)
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*[[19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|19th Regiment of Native Infantry]] (550 men)
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:'''Total 1,190 men'''<br>
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:'''Grand total 1,819 men'''
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== Spelling Variants ==
 
== Spelling Variants ==
 
Modern name:Khurai<br>
 
Modern name:Khurai<br>
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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3tc1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA481&dq=Kurai+1858&ei=PAPHSpWdF4vEywTOk8GjBA#v=onepage&q=Kurai%201858&f=false Michel's dispatch] Google Books<br>
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[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018649/ Sir John Michel] ODNB
 
[[Category:Battles|Koorai, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Koorai, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Koorai, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Koorai, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koorai, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koorai, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 11:23, 23 April 2011

Battle of Koorai
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 25 October 1858
Location: Khurai, Madhya Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 24.04056°N 78.333245°E
Result:
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj-Gen John Michel Tatya Tope
Strength
600 cavalry
1,100 infantry
8 guns
Casualties

Field Force

1st Column

Total 629 men

2nd Column

Total 1,190 men
Grand total 1,819 men

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Khurai
Variants: Koorai/Kurai

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Michel's dispatch Google Books
Sir John Michel ODNB