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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=17 June 1857 | |date=17 June 1857 | ||
| − | |location= Idgah | + | |location= Shahi Idgah Colony,[[Delhi]] National Capital Region |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28. | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.65361,77.205845&z=15&t=h&hl=en 28.65361°N 77.205845°E] |
|result=Successsful British attack | |result=Successsful British attack | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
||combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[ | + | |commander1=[[Henry Tombs|Col Henry Tombs]] |
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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| + | '''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | ||
== 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi#Capture_of_Delhi_by_the_Rebels Siege of Delhi] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fMNGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=Eedgah+Battery&ei=_GViSP-aDoT6sQP-voDQBQ#PPA52,M1 Attack on Idgah Battery] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tombs Henry Tombs] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DVoNNeKsKmgC&pg=PA35&dq=Siege+of+Delhi&as_brr=3&ei=GYPUSvWCBaX2NMb81KYO#v=onepage&q=Siege%20of%20Delhi&f=false Siege Map] Google Books | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 18 October 2011
| Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 June 1857 | |
| Location: | Shahi Idgah Colony,Delhi National Capital Region | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.65361°N 77.205845°E | |
| Result: | Successsful British attack | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col Henry Tombs | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Siege of Delhi Wikipedia
Attack on Idgah Battery Google Books
Henry Tombs Wikipedia
Siege Map Google Books
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654
