Battle of Goruckpore
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Battle of Goruckpore | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | early March 1858 | |
Location: | Gorakhpur | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 26.756411°N 83.373643°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Colonel Rowcroft | Nazim Mahomed Hussein Rajah of Gonda Rajah of Churdah Mehndee Ali Hussein | |
Strength | ||
1,300+ | 12,000 | |
Casualties | ||
HEIC Force
- 200 Naval Brigade under Capt Sotheby RN
- 200 Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry
- 900 Goorkhas
- a few Sikhs
- 4 guns