Battle of Loharree Mud Fort

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Battle of Loharree Mud Fort
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 5 May 1858
Location: Lohagarh, Poonchh, Uttar Pradesh]
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 25.882934°N 78.918419°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj R.H.Gall Monohur Singh
Strength
See Field Force 150 men
Casualties
1 killed
12 wounded
90 killed

Major Gall's Field Force

  • Squadron of HM 14th Light Dragoons
  • Lightfoot's Battery
  • Coys of 3rd European Regiment
  • Coys of 25th European Regiment
  • A few Hyderbad sowars

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Lohagarh
Variants: Loharea/Loharree

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Capture of Loharea Fort

Recommended Reading

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