Siege of Arrah
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