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| + | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| + | |date=30 April 1858 | ||
| + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakrala Kakrala], Badaun, Uttar Pradesh | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.892552,79.206061&z=13&t=h&hl=en 27.892552°N 79.206061°E] | ||
| + | |result=British victory | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| + | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021882/ Maj Gen Nicholas Penny]<br>Col H.R.Jones | ||
| + | |commander2= | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | == Field Force == | ||
| + | *[[6th Dragoon Guards|HM Carabineers]] (200 men) | ||
| + | *[[64th Regiment of Foot|HM 64th Regiment]] (350 men) | ||
| + | *[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltan Horse]] (250 men) | ||
| + | *[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|Belooch Battalion]] wing (360 men) | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Cavalry]] (299 men) | ||
| + | *Light Field Battery (4 guns) | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2790&dq=Kukerowlee&as_brr=3&ei=3YfwSLzzIpW0yQS9nKiODA#PPA2790,M1 Google Books - Col Jones' Despatch] | ||
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| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
[[Category:Battles|Kukerowlee, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kukerowlee, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Kukerowlee, Battle of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Kukerowlee, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 23 September 2009
| Battle of Kukerowlee | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 30 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Kakrala, Badaun, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.892552°N 79.206061°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Nicholas Penny Col H.R.Jones |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- HM Carabineers (200 men)
- HM 64th Regiment (350 men)
- Mooltan Horse (250 men)
- Belooch Battalion wing (360 men)
- 2nd Punjaub Cavalry (299 men)
- Light Field Battery (4 guns)
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Col Jones' Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
