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Battle of Daodpore
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| Battle of Daodpore | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 20 October 1858 | |
| Location: | Daudpur, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.299641°N 81.951427°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Alfred Horsford | Gen Davhie Deen Nazim Mehndee Hussein | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,589 troops | 200 cavalry 4,000 infantry 2 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
- F Troop Royal Horse Artillery
- 45 men and 2 six pounder guns under Lieut Lyon
- Q Field Battery Royal Artillery
- 49 men and 2 nine pounder guns under Lieut Strange
- 101 men under Capt Stisted
- 76 men under Lieut Palliser
- Oudh Military Police Cavalry
- 133 men under Lieut Sadleir
- 310 men
- 312 men under Lt-Col Carmichael
- 321 men under Lt-Col Galway
- 180 men under Capt Hoste
- Oudh Military Police Infantry
- 351 men under Capt Bunbury
- 20 men under Lieut Raynsford
External Links
Brigadier Horsford's Dispatch Google Books