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{{Battlemap|war=Seaton's Movable Column |link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=p&msa=0&ll=28.555576,78.255615&spn=3.661608,4.575806&z=8&msid=102048712381891866164.000475ac782848ca4e7d1}}
== Summary ==
To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh.
== Movable Column ==
'''Infantry (1,036 men)'''
*1st Fusiliers (376 men)
*7th Pujaub Infantry (540 men)
*Sappers (120 men)<br>
'''Artillery (233 men)'''
*European Horse Artillery (140 men)
*Native Horse Artillery (28 men)
*Sikh Artillery (65 men)<br>
*Guns
:Six 9-pounders
:Two 18-pounders
:One 8 inch howitzer
:Two 5.5 inch mortars<br>
'''Cavalry (690 men)'''
*Carabiniers and Lancers (140 men)
*Hodson's Horse (550 men)
*Sikh Artillery (65 men)<br>
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br>
[[Category:Seaton's Movable Column| Seaton's Movable Column]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny| Seaton's Movable Column]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]]
== Summary ==
To clear the Doab of rebel forces south east of Aligarh a movable column under Brigadier Sir Thomas Seaton KCB was dispatched from Delhi at the beginning of December 1857. This won a series of engagements until it joined with Sir Colin Campbell's forces at Fatehgarh.
== Movable Column ==
'''Infantry (1,036 men)'''
*1st Fusiliers (376 men)
*7th Pujaub Infantry (540 men)
*Sappers (120 men)<br>
'''Artillery (233 men)'''
*European Horse Artillery (140 men)
*Native Horse Artillery (28 men)
*Sikh Artillery (65 men)<br>
*Guns
:Six 9-pounders
:Two 18-pounders
:One 8 inch howitzer
:Two 5.5 inch mortars<br>
'''Cavalry (690 men)'''
*Carabiniers and Lancers (140 men)
*Hodson's Horse (550 men)
*Sikh Artillery (65 men)<br>
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2GgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA491&dq=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&as_brr=3&ei=giHSStzaHYmmygSJn9j9Ag#v=onepage&q=Seaton%2BFurruckabad%2BAllyghur&f=false Seaton's March to Fategarh] Google Books<br>
[[Category:Seaton's Movable Column| Seaton's Movable Column]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny| Seaton's Movable Column]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Seaton's Movable Column]]
