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||combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
 
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|commander1=[[John Nicholson|Brig-Gen John Nicholson]]
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|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakht_Khan Bakht Khan]
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|strength2=6,000<br>13 guns
 
|casualties1=60 killed & wounded   
 
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'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
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== Field Force ==
 
== Field Force ==
 
*Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
 
*Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
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*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltanee Horse]] (300 men) under Lieut Lind
 
*[[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Mooltanee Horse]] (300 men) under Lieut Lind
 
*Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
 
*Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
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== Spelling Variants ==
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Nazafgarh<br>
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Modern name: Najafgarh<br>
 
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr<br>
 
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr<br>
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== 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]
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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Najafgarh Battle of Najafgarh] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=yyJBSbnKOZOUMffdpcMN&as_brr=3&id=oIxFAAAAIAAJ&dq=Delhi&jtp=148#PPA148,M1 Action at Nujjuffghur] Google Books<br>
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==== Historical books on-line ====
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''Lives of Indian Officers Vol II'' by John William Kaye 1867 [http://archive.org/stream/livesofindianoff02kayeiala#page/498/mode/1up Nicholson's account] archive.org<br>
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
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[[Category:Battles|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]
 
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Nujjuffghur, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 22:53, 10 November 2023

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 Bakht Khan
Strength
2,500
16 guns
6,000
13 guns
Casualties
60 killed & wounded 800

This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny

Field Force

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Najafgarh
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr

External Links

Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle of Najafgarh Wikipedia
Action at Nujjuffghur Google Books


Historical books on-line

Lives of Indian Officers Vol II by John William Kaye 1867 Nicholson's account archive.org

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548