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This was an action during the [[Category:Battles|Rooeya FortRohilcund Campaign]].<br>Also known as the Battle of Roodhamow/Rhodamow, Battle 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=27.550151119169,7980.68331413857&z=1710&t=h&hl=en approx 27.550151°N 79129939°N 80.683314°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=
|strength2=
|casualties2=
}}
== Walpole's Field Force ==
'''Cavalry'''<br>
*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]
*[[22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)|2nd Punjab Cavalry]]
'''Infantry'''<br>
Lt-Col Adrian Hope, 93rd Highlanders, commanding
*[[42nd Regiment of Foot|HM 42nd Regiment]]
*[[79th Regiment of Foot|HM 79th Regiment]]
*[[93rd Regiment of Foot|HM 93rd Highlanders]]
*[[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjab Rifles]]
*A few engineers and sappers
'''Artillery'''<br>
*Two troops Horse Artillery
*Two 18-pounders
*Two 8-inch howitzers
*Nine mortars
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - 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- WalpoleMMP#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 DespatchVC] 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: Ruiya<br>
Variants: Roowah/Rooya/Rooeya/Ruhya
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[[Category:Battles|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:Rohilcund Campaign|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Rooeya Fort, Battle of]]
