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''Brig Horsford's Brigade''<br>Lt-Col Adrian Hope, 93rd Highlanders, commanding*[[38th 42nd Regiment of Foot|HM 38th 42nd Regiment]]*2nd battalion [[The Rifle Brigade79th Regiment of Foot|HM Rifle Brigade79th Regiment]]*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers93rd Regiment of Foot|1st Bengal FusiliersHM 93rd Highlanders]]*A wing of [[5th 4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th 4th Punjab Rifles]]*Detail of Sappers A few engineers and Minerssappers
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This was an action during the [[Rohilcund Campaign]].<br>
Also known as the Battle of Roodhamow/Rhodamow, it was remarkable for three awards of the Victoria Cross.
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date=15 April 1858
|location=Rooya,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhoganj Madhoganj], Uttar Pradesh
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.119169,80.13857&z=10&t=h&hl=en approx 27.119169°N 129939°N 80.13857°E156872°E]
|result=British capture fort with heavy loss
|territory=
|combatant1=Rohilkhand Field Force
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028603/ Brig -Gen Sir [[Robert Walpole]]
|commander2=Raja Nurput Singh
|strength1=
}}
== Walpole's Field Force ==
'''Cavalry'''<br>
*[[7th 9th (The Queen's OwnRoyal) HussarsLancers|HM 7th Hussars9th Lancers]]*One squadron [[2nd Dragoon Guards|HM 2nd Dragoon Guards]]*[[11th 22nd Cavalry (The Prince of Wales's OwnFrontier Force) Bengal Lancers|1st Sikh 2nd Punjab Cavalry (Wale's)]]*One squadron [[Hodson's Horse]]
'''Infantry'''<br>
'''Artillery'''<br>
*One troop Two troops Horse Artillery*One Light Field BatteryTwo 18-pounders*One Heavy Field BatteryTwo 8-inch howitzers*Nine mortars
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
[http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/KayeMalleson4/bk12ch04.html Action at Rooeya] ibiblio.org ''scroll to page 353''<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VDmS9noPkbkC&pg=PR339&dq=Rohilcund+Campaign+1858&source=bl&ots=7QkCJqgDjW&sig=glfNO9ahJ7GpRoqTYa373p-qb5Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tsPPU7yQGpLX7AaDroCQBQ&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=five%20days%20after%20Sir%20Hugh%20Rose&f=false Action at Ruiya] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2636&dq=Madhogunge+Walpole&as_brr=3&ei=-jzRSJ_EBp7SigHcseTmAw#PPA2636,M11 Walpole's Despatch] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA473&dq=Rhodamow&as_brr=3&ei=d6m3StzcE5P4NfPI-MMP#v=onepage&q=Rhodamow&f=false Battle of Rhodamow] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Martin_Cafe William Cafe's VC] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Spence Edward Spence's VC] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Thompson Alexander Thompson's VC] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Davis_(VC) James Davis' VC] Wikipedia<br>
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Not foundRuiya<br>Variants: Roodhamow/Rhodamow/Roowah/Rooya/Rooeya/Ruhya {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
[[Category:Battles|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
