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Mutiny at Bareilly
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Mutiny at Bareilly | ||
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Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
Date: | 31 May 1857 | |
Location: | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 28.353230°N 79.409370°E | |
Result: | British flight to Nynee Tal | |
Combatants | ||
18th Native Infantry 68th Native Infantry | ||
Commanders | ||
Brigadier Sibbald | ||
Strength | ||
Casualties | ||
Summary
News of uprisings prompted the European women and children to be sent to Nynee Tal in the hills. The sepoys protested their loyalty but on 31 May they called a parade and seized the guns. The officers and Europeans made for Nynee Tal but not before a number had been killed. The rebels plundered the treasury.
Casualties mentioned
- Brigadier Sibbald
- Judge Raikes
- Dr Buch, Government College
- Dr Hay, Superintending Surgeon
- Dr Hansbrow, Gaol Surgeon
- Mr Robertson, Civil & Sessions Judge
- Ensign Tucker, 68th BNI
External Links
Mutiny at Bareilly Google Books
Uprising at Bareilly Google Books