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|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]
|result=British victoryRebel withdrawal
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
== Summary ==
After the battle at Tigra, General Sir Edward Lugard advanced towards Azimghur [[Azamgarh]] which was being besieged. He encountered Kunwar Singh's force at the River Tons and dispersed themwhere they defended the bridge until the bulk of the force withdrew.
== Azimghur Field Force ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/255/mode/1up Edward Lugard (1810-1898)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/253/mode/1up Henry Longden (1819-1890)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/435/mode/5up Edward Venables (1818-1858)]<br>
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_indianmutiny.php Battle of Azimghur] Heritage History<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA468&dq=Kerr&ei=yce9SsubCIjWzASa7YSuDw#v=onepage&q=Kerr&f=false Action at Azimgurh] Google Books<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Murphy_(VC) Michael Murphy's VC] Wikipedia<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
[[Image:Azamgarhmap.jpg|thumb|Azamgarh Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
[[Category:Battles|Azimguhr, Second Relief of]]
[[Category:Koer Singh and the Western Bihar Campaign|Azimguhr 1858, Second Relief of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Azimguhr, Second Relief of]]
