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Central India Campaign

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== Summary ==
Brigadier General Henry Havelock [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell's] plan for the pacification of Central India was appointed for separate columns to command be formed from the force designed to relieve Cawnpore two Presidencies of Bombay and then LucknowMadras. From Allahabad he won a series The Bombay force, under the command of victories recapturing Cawnpore on 16 July[http://en.wikipedia. He made three attempts org/wiki/Hugh_Rose,_1st_Baron_Strathnairn Sir Hugh Rose], should march from Mhow to get Gwalior and Jhansi, and the Madras force, which was to Lucknowbe led by [http://en.wikipedia. Finally, reinforced by org/wiki/Patrick_Grant Sir James OutramPatrick Grant], he left Cawnpore on 19 September and reshould march towards Nagpore. These two columns were to act in concert to defeat rebel forces under the command of [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-582772/Tantia-entered Lucknow on 25 SeptemberTopi Tantia Topi]. He was then besieged by a larger force The major operations of rebels the Central India Field Force under Rose and the Saugor and died Nerbudda Field Force under [http://www.archerfamily.org.uk/bio/whitlock_gc.html Whitlock] lasted for the whole of dysentery shortly after 1858 and resulted in the siege was lifted for destruction of Tantia Tope's army as a significant threat. Other units taking part were the Rajputana Field Force under [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023755/ General Henry Roberts] and the second time on 17 NovemberMalwa Field Force under Major Robertson[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Michel_(British_Army_officer) General John Michel], [[Category:Central India Campaign| Havelock's Central India Campaign]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny| Central India Campaign]

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