Difference between revisions of "Battle of Shekh Jana"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) (Add category link, on-line books) |
Symorsebrown (talk | contribs) (Add commander 2) |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|combatant2=Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1=Maj J.L.Vaughan | |commander1=Maj J.L.Vaughan | ||
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=Baz Khan<br>Jan Muhammad |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 2 December 2009
| Battle of Shekh Jana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Hindustani Fanatics 1857-58 | ||
| Date: | 2 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Shekh Jana, Mardan, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.196837°N 72.045822°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Hindustani Fanatics & Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj J.L.Vaughan | Baz Khan Jan Muhammad | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- 5th Punjab Infantry
- Peshawar Mountain Battery (2 guns)
- One Detachment 2nd Punjab Cavalry
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Action at Shekh Jana Google Books
Historical Books on-line
Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Vol I - Hindustani fanatics archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
