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| + | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| + | |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=27.550151,79.683314&z=17&t=h&hl=en 27.550151°N 79.683314°E] | ||
| + | |result=British defeat | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=Rohilkhand Field Force | ||
| + | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101028603/ Brig Gen Sir Robert Walpole] | ||
| + | |commander2=Nurput Singh | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == 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?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2636&dq=Madhogunge+Walpole&as_brr=3&ei=-jzRSJ_EBp7SigHcseTmAw#PPA2636,M11 Google Books - Walpole's Despatch] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 17 September 2008
| Battle of Rooeya Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 15 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Rooya,Madhoganj, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 27.550151°N 79.683314°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| Rohilkhand Field Force | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Sir Robert Walpole | Nurput Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Google Books - Walpole's Despatch
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
