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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
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|date=23 March 1858
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|location=Kursi, Uttar Pradesh
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|presidency=[[Bengal]]
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|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.059954,81.036891&z=10&t=h&hl=en 27.059954°N 81.036891°E] 
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|result=British victory
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|territory=
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
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|commander1=[[James Hope Grant|Sir James Hope Grant]]
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|commander2=Rajah Jai Lal Singh
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|strength1=
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|casualties1= 
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Kursi<br>
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Variants: Koorsee
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== External Links ==
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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.com/books?id=j6Xt3O0CDFYC&pg=PA491&vq=Koorsee&dq=Koorsee&output=html&source=gbs_search_s&cad=1&sig=ACfU3U2IAfS0jvKBiKMcdXS0dg-HijtTjg Hope Grant's Despatch] Google Books
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== Recommended Reading ==
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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
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[[Category:Battles|Koorsee, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Oude Campaign|Koorsee, Battle of]]
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[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Koorsee, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 16:12, 22 April 2011

Battle of Koorsee
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 23 March 1858
Location: Kursi, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 27.059954°N 81.036891°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Sir James Hope Grant Rajah Jai Lal Singh
Strength
Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kursi
Variants: Koorsee

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Hope Grant's Despatch Google Books

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207