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moved First Relief of Azimguhr to First Relief of Azimgurh: more consistent spelling
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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date= 15 6 April 1858 |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azamgarh Azamgarh[Azimguhr]], Uttar Pradesh]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.064592,83.184521&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.046592°N 83.184521°E]
|casualties2=
}}
== Summary ==
Col Lord Mark Kerr marched from Benares to relieve Azimgurh which was surrounded by Koer Singh's forces. Although he defeated one rebel force his column was too small to lift the siege.
== Col Lord Mark Kerr's Field Force ==
466 fighting men
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Regiment]] (391 men)
*[[2nd Dragoon Guards|Queen's Bays]] (57 men)
*[[Royal Artillery]] two 6-pounder guns & two 5.5 inch mortars (18 men)
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire - <br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VqI1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2652&dq=Lord+Mark+Kerr+Azimghur+1858&hl=en&ei=kb3JTJqrH4LAswaUwZ2mDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Lord%20Mark%20Kerr%20Azimghur%201858&f=false Col Kerr's despatch] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA468&dq=Kerr&ei=yce9SsubCIjWzASa7YSuDw#v=onepage&q=Kerr&f=false Capture of Azimgurh] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51&dq=Azimghur+Gazetteer+of+The+territories+under+the+Government+of+the+East+India+Company%2BCoimbatore&ei=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA51,M1 Azimghur] Gazetteer 1857
== Recommended Reading ==
[[Image:Azamgarhmap.jpg|thumb|Azamgarh Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
[[Category:Battles|Azimguhr 1858, Battle First Relief of]][[Category:Koer Singh and the Western Bihar Campaign|Azimguhr 1858, First Relief of]][[Category:Indian Mutiny|Azimguhr 1858, Battle First Relief of]]
