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[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]]
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|partof=[[:Category:1st Rohilla War|1st Rohilla War 1772-74]]
|date= 23 April 1774
|location=[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Miranpur-Katra-80142.htm Miranpur Katra, Uttar Pradesh]
|result= British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]<br>[[Oude|Kingdom of Awadh]]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla Rohillas]
|commander1= Col [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Champion Brig-Gen Alexander Champion]<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daulah]
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafiz_Rahmat_Ali_Khan Hafiz Rahmat Ali Khan]
|strength1=
|strength2= 40,000
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Rohilla War]]'''<br>Also known as the '''Battle of Miranpur Katra''' and the '''Battle of St George'''== Champion's Forces ==2nd Brigade Bengal Army including* [[Governor General's Bodyguard]]*Six Sepoy Battalions*[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd European Regiment]]== Biographies ==Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/78/mode/2up Alexander Champion (??-??)]<br>== Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Miranpur Katra<br>Variants: Kutra/Meeranpoor Kutra/Cutterah<br>
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilla_War Rohilla War] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQgt5SYepi8C&pg=PA29&dq=Miranpur+Katra+1774&as_brr=3&cd=5#v=onepage&q=Miranpur%20Katra%201774&f=false Miranpur Katra] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=Kutra+1774&as_brr=3&ei=YkjzSN6tB4OGsgO7isDsBg Google Books - Meeranpor Kutra] Gazetteer entry1857[[Category:Battles|Kutra, Battle of]][[Category:1st Rohilla War|Kutra, Battle of]]
