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Battle of Nujjuffghur
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Battle of Nujjuffghur | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 25 August 1857 | |
Location: | Najafgarh, Delhi | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | approx 28.616671°N 76.98334°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
Commanders | ||
Brig-Gen John Nicholson | Bakht Khan | |
Strength | ||
2,500 16 guns |
6,000 13 guns | |
Casualties | ||
60 killed & wounded | 800 |
This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny
Field Force
- Tomb's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Remington's Troop of Horse Artillery
- Blunt's Troop of Horse Artillery
- 9th Lancers (100 men) under Lieut Sarel
- HM 61st Regt (250 men) under Colonel Rainey
- 1st Bengal Fusiliers (200 men) under Maj Jacob
- 1st Punjab Infantry, Coke's Rifles (400 men) under Lieut Lumsden
- 2nd Punjab Infantry, Green's Rifles, (400 men)
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (100 men) under Lieut C. Nicholson
- Guide Cavalry (200 men) under Capt Sandford
- Mooltanee Horse (300 men) under Lieut Lind
- Detail of Sappers & Miners Under Lieut Geneste of the Engineers
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Najafgarh
Variants: Nujjuffghur/Nuzzufghur/Nudjufghur/Nujuj Guhr
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Battle of Najafgarh Wikipedia
Action at Nujjuffghur Google Books
Historical books on-line
Lives of Indian Officers Vol II by John William Kaye 1867 Nicholson's account archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548