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Battle of Kintoor
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Battle of Kintoor | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 6 October 1858 | |
Location: | Kantur, near Bado Sarai, Daryabad, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 27.020635°N 81.485903°E | |
Result: | British victory
27.020635, 81.485903 | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Maj A.Hume Rajah of Kapurthala |
Abson Khan Mohamed Ameer Khan | |
Strength | ||
See account | 3,000 infantry 2-300 cavalry 4 guns | |
Casualties | ||
4 wounded 1 horse killed, 7 wounded |
450 killed |
Major Hume's Column
- 150 rank & file 1st Bengal Fusiliers
- 2nd Coy 3rd Batt Artillery (two 9-pounders)
- 56 sabres Hodson's Horse
- 200 sabres Oude Military Police Cavalry
- Kapurthala Contingent
- Rajah's Artillery (five 8-pounders, three 6-pounders)
- 124 sabres Rajah's Cavalry
- 650 rank & file Rajah's Infantry
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kantur
Variants:Kintoor
External Links
Battle at Kintoor Google Books