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Forcing Punghatee Pass

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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date6 Sep 1858
|location=Kararia, Satna, Madhya Pradesh]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=approx [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.916849,80.836814&z=13&t=h&hl=en 24.916849°N 80.836814°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=Brigadier Carpenter
|commander2=
|combatant2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
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}}

== Field Detachment ==
*Horse Artillery (6 pounders drawn by bullocks)
*Two cohorn mortars on an elephant
*Detachment of [[Royal Artillery]] (46 men)
*Detachment of [[43rd Regiment of Foot|HM 43rd Light Infantry]] (160 men)
*Headquarters [[61st Madras Pioneers|1st Madras Native Infantry]] (196 men)
*Sikh [[Sowar|Sowars]] (30 men)
*Hyderabad [[Sowar|Sowars]] (23 men)
*Levies of Native Chiefs with matchlocks (280 men)
*10 elephants<br>

== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FuIsAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA346&dq=Kirwee+Whitlock+1858&lr=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Kirwee%20Whitlock%201858&f=false Action at Punghatee Pass] Google Books<br>

== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548

[[Category:Battles|Punghatee Pass, Forcing]]
[[Category:Central India Campaign|Punghatee Pass, Forcing]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Punghatee Pass, Forcing]]

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