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== Field Force == | == Field Force == | ||
| − | Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery | + | *Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery |
| − | + | *Remington's Troop of Horse Artillery | |
| + | *Blunt's Troop of Horse Artillery | ||
| + | *[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] (100 men) under Lieut Sarel | ||
| + | *[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Regt]] (250 men) under Colonel Rainey | ||
| + | *[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal Fusiliers]] (200 men) under Maj Jacob | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Infantry]], Coke's Rifles (400 men) under Lieut Lumsden | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Infantry]], Green's Rifles, (400 men) | ||
| + | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry]] (100 men) under Lieut C. Nicholson | ||
| + | *[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guide Cavalry]] (200 men) under Capt Sandford | ||
| + | *[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltanee Horse]] (300 men) under Lieut Lind | ||
| + | *Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers | ||
| + | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| + | Modern name: Nazafgarh<br> | ||
| + | Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr<br> | ||
== External Links == | == 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?ei=yyJBSbnKOZOUMffdpcMN&as_brr=3&id=oIxFAAAAIAAJ&dq=Delhi&jtp=148#PPA148,M1 Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020141/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson] | [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?ei=yyJBSbnKOZOUMffdpcMN&as_brr=3&id=oIxFAAAAIAAJ&dq=Delhi&jtp=148#PPA148,M1 Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020141/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson] | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 30 September 2009
| Battle of Nujjuffghur | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 25 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Najafgarh, Delhi | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 28.616671°N 76.98334°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen John Nicholson | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 60 killed & wounded | 800 | |
Field Force
- Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Remington's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Blunt's Troop of Horse Artillery
- 9th Lancers (100 men) under Lieut Sarel
- HM 61st Regt (250 men) under Colonel Rainey
- 1st Bengal Fusiliers (200 men) under Maj Jacob
- 1st Punjab Infantry, Coke's Rifles (400 men) under Lieut Lumsden
- 2nd Punjab Infantry, Green's Rifles, (400 men)
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (100 men) under Lieut C. Nicholson
- Guide Cavalry (200 men) under Capt Sandford
- Mooltanee Horse (300 men) under Lieut Lind
- Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Nazafgarh
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Action at Nujjuffghur
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - John Nicholson
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
