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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| − | |date= 1858 | + | |date= 11 April 1858 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaunpur%2C_Uttar_Pradesh near Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaunpur%2C_Uttar_Pradesh near Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[http://www. | + | |commander1=[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels/074.html Colonel Sir Edward Lugard KCB] |
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=Ghulam Hussain |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
| − | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 500 |
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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| − | On | + | == Summary == |
| + | On 11 April 1858 General Sir Edward Lugard advancing from Lucknow encountered a rebel force at the village of Tigra - northwest of [[Jaunpur]]. The rebels were defeated and Lugard then continued on to relieve [[Azamgarh]]<ref> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA488&dq=%22northwest+of+jaunpur+at+the&hl=en&ei=lXBGTbyfHoK6hAee3qGNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22northwest%20of%20jaunpur%20at%20the&f=false ''Dictionary of Battles and Seiges''] by Tony Jaques </ref> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA488&dq=%22northwest+of+jaunpur+at+the&hl=en&ei=lXBGTbyfHoK6hAee3qGNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22northwest%20of%20jaunpur%20at%20the&f=false ''Dictionary of Battles and Seiges''] by Tony Jaques </ref> | ||
| − | == | + | == External Links == |
| + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br /> | ||
| − | + | ==== Historical Books on-line ==== | |
| + | ''Recollections of thirty-nine years in the Army'' by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon KCB 1898 [http://www.archive.org/stream/recollectionsoft00gordrich#page/136/mode/1up Action at Tigra]<br /> | ||
| + | ''List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1911'' by Sir E A H Blunt ICS 1911 [http://www.archive.org/stream/listofinscriptio00blunuoft#page/194/mode/2up/ Epitaph of Lt C W Havelock] (archive.org)<br /> ''New Army List 1863'' | ||
| + | :*[http://books.google.com/books?id=b-wNAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=new+army+list+1863&hl=en&ei=dddFTd32NYuYhQeQ0qHYAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=tigree&f=false Lt Colonel Michell commanded the Royal Horse Artillery] | ||
| + | :*[http://books.google.com/books?id=b-wNAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=new+army+list+1863&hl=en&ei=dddFTd32NYuYhQeQ0qHYAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=tigree&f=false Colonel Riddell commanded the Artillery of Lugard's Column] | ||
| − | + | This young man, nephew of Sir Henry Havelock, "was killed in action at Tighra with Sir E Lugard’s force, whilst gallantly leading his men of the [[12th Irregular Cavalry]] in a charge against the rebels" A note explains that he "perished in a small affair against Ghulam Husain and Mehdi Hasan in Jaunpur" | |
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| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548 | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 1 February 2011
| Battle of Tigree | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 11 April 1858 | |
| Location: | near Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | approx 25.756329°N 82.68910°E | |
| Result: | ||
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Colonel Sir Edward Lugard KCB | Ghulam Hussain | |
| Strength | ||
| 500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
Summary
On 11 April 1858 General Sir Edward Lugard advancing from Lucknow encountered a rebel force at the village of Tigra - northwest of Jaunpur. The rebels were defeated and Lugard then continued on to relieve Azamgarh[1]
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Historical Books on-line
Recollections of thirty-nine years in the Army by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon KCB 1898 Action at Tigra
List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1911 by Sir E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Epitaph of Lt C W Havelock (archive.org)
New Army List 1863
This young man, nephew of Sir Henry Havelock, "was killed in action at Tighra with Sir E Lugard’s force, whilst gallantly leading his men of the 12th Irregular Cavalry in a charge against the rebels" A note explains that he "perished in a small affair against Ghulam Husain and Mehdi Hasan in Jaunpur"
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
Notes
- ↑ Dictionary of Battles and Seiges by Tony Jaques
