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|commander1= [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029639/ Maj Gen Archdale Wilson]
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|strength1= 1,293 cavalry<br>4,023 infantry<br>1,602 artillery & engineers|strength2=4,000 disciplined cavalry<br>12,000 infantry<br>3,000 undisciplined levies
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[[Image:Regts present at Delhi Siege.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Regiments present at the Siege of Delhi from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett]]
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Storming Parties ==
{|
|'''1st Column under [[John Nicholson|Brig-Gen John Nicholson]]'''<br>
to assault the main breach<br>
and Cashmere Bastion
|-
|[[8th Regiment of Foot|HM 8th Foot]]
|([[Edward Greathed|Lt-ColGreathedCol Greathed]])
|250
|-
|450
|-
|[[61st Regiment of Foot'''3rd Column under Col Campbell'''<br>to assault the Cashmere Gate|HM 61st Foot]], headquarters|296
|-
|[[75th 52nd Regiment of Foot|HM 75th 52nd Foot]], headquarters|513(Maj Vigors)|200
|-
|[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 60th 3rd Gurkha Rifles]], headquarters|299|-|[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st European Bengal FusiliersKumaon Goorkhas]]|520|-|[[2nd Bengal (EuropeanCapt Ramsay) Light Infantry|2nd European Bengal Fusiliers]]|556|-|[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]|275|-|[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Goorkha Battalion]]|296250
|-
|[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Infantry]]
|725(Capt Rothney)|500
|-
|[['''4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier ForceColumn under Maj Reid'''<br>to assault the Kissengunje<br>and Pahareepore suburbs |4th Sikh Infantry]]|345
|-
|[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Goorkhas]]
|
|
|-
|'''Cavalry'''[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Infantry]]||'''Officers and Men'''
|-
|[[6th Dragoon GuardsEuropean Pickets|HM Carabiniers]]|153
|-
|[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]|428|-|[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force|Guides Cavalry]]|338Native Pickets|-|1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjaub Cavalry|148|-|[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjaub Cavalry]]|110|-|[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjaub Cavalry]] (at Alipore)|116850
|-
|'''Reserve under Brig Longfield'''<br>
to assault the Water Bastion
|
|
|-
|'''Artillery and Engineers'''[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Foot]]|(Lt-Col Deacon)|'''Officers and Men'''250
|-
|Artillery[[4th Regiment of Infantry, European and NativePunjab Frontier Force|1129|-|[[Bengal Sappers and Miners4th Punjaub Infantry]]|209|-(Capt Wilde)|Punjaub Sappers and Miners|264|-||'''1,602'''|-|'''Total'''|'''6,918'''450
|-
|Sick[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|Belooch Battalion]]|Lt-Col Farquhar)|765300
|-
|WoundedJheend Auxiliaries|1,116(Lt-Col Dunsford)|300
|}
== Victoria Cross awards ==
The following VCs were associated with the assault on the city
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hawthorne Bugler Robert Hawthorne]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Charles_Home Lieutenant Duncan Home]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McGuire_(VC) Sergeant James McGuire]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Taylor_Reade Surgeon Herbert Reade]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Ryan Drummer Miles Ryan]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Salkeld Lieutenant Philip Salkeld]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Haydon_Shebbeare Lieutenant Robert Shebbeare]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Smith_(VC) Lance-Corporal Henry Smith]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(sergeant) Sergeant John Smith]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Waller Colour-Sergeant George Waller]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alexander_Renny Lieutenant George Renny]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Talbot_Thackeray 2nd Lieutenant Edward Thackeray]
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]The British Empire<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qNCSqs1sdyQC&pg=PA121&dq=Nicholson+Kashmir+Bastion&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Nicholson%20Kashmir%20Bastion&f=false Storming of the city] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pkEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA355&dq=Killed+wounded+1857&as_brr=3&ei=ayuLSdLTFp2INZ60gLEF#PPA355,M1 Google Books - Officers killed or wounded at the siege of Delhi]Google Books<br>
== Recommended Reading ==
