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| − | |commander1=Mr Herwald Wake<br> | + | |commander1=Mr Herwald Wake<br> |
|commander2=[http://theyear1857.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/bihars-last-lion/ Koer Singh] | |commander2=[http://theyear1857.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/bihars-last-lion/ Koer Singh] | ||
|strength1=8 Europeans<br>60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion | |strength1=8 Europeans<br>60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion | ||
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| + | == Relief Force == | ||
| + | 160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br> | ||
| + | under [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101009040/ Major Vincent Eyre] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> |
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/26/mode/2up Siege of Arrah] www.archive.org<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 8 November 2009
| Siege of Arrah | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 26 July-3 August 1857 | |
| Location: | Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.559827°N 84.667483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Mr Herwald Wake |
Koer Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 8 Europeans 60 Sikhs of Rattray's Police Battalion |
2,000 Sepoys | |
| Casualties | ||
Relief Force
160 men of HM 5th Fusiliers and 3 guns
under Major Vincent Eyre
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Siege of Arrah www.archive.org
Relief of Arrah Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
