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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=17 June 1857
|location= Shahi Idgah BatteryColony, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Fort Red Fort],<br>[[Delhi]] National Capital Region
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.65623365361,77.241066205845&z=15&t=h&hl=en 28.656233°N 65361°N 77.241066°E205845°E]
|result=Successsful British attack
|territory=
||combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027506/ [Henry Tombs|Col Henry Tombs]]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|casualties2=
}}
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== 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=fMNGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52&dq=Eedgah+Battery&ei=_GViSP-aDoT6sQP-voDQBQ#PPA52,M1 Google Books - Attack on Idgah Battery]Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Tombs Wikipedia - 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 ==
