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== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"The Last Mughal"'' by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654
 
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"The Last Mughal"'' by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654
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[[Image:Red-Fort-plan.jpg|thumb|Red Fort Plan 1906]]

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Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 17 June 1857
Location: Idgah Battery, Delhi
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.656233°N 77.241066°E
Result: Successsful British attack
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Col Henry Tombs
Strength
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - Siege of Delhi

Recommended Reading

"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"The Last Mughal" by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654

Red Fort Plan 1906