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|location=Rooya,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhoganj Madhoganj], Uttar Pradesh | |location=Rooya,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhoganj Madhoganj], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |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] | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.550151,79.683314&z=17&t=h&hl=en approx 27.550151°N 79.683314°E] |
|result=British defeat | |result=British defeat | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 17 September 2008
| Battle of Rooeya Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 15 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Rooya,Madhoganj, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 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
