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− | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | + | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] |
|date=17 June 1857 | |date=17 June 1857 | ||
− | |location= | + | |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 == | ||
− | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by | + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>''"The Last Mughal"'' by William Dalrymple 2006 ISBN 9780747587272 10987654 |
[[Image:Red-Fort-plan.jpg|thumb|Red Fort Plan 1906]] | [[Image:Red-Fort-plan.jpg|thumb|Red Fort Plan 1906]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Battles|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Delhi Campaign|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Delhi - Idgah Battery, Siege of]] |
Latest revision as of 15:46, 18 October 2011
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery | ||
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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