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Battle of Tigree

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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date= 11 April 1858
|location=Tighra, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaunpur%2C_Uttar_Pradesh near Jaunpur], Uttar Pradesh]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.756329,978418 82.689102588490&z=12&t=h&hl=en approx 25.756329°N 978418°N 82.68910°E588490°E] |result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
== Summary ==
On 11 April 1858 General Sir Edward Lugard advancing from Lucknow encountered a rebel force at the village of Tigra - northwest 17 miles NNW of [[Jaunpur]]. The rebels were defeated and Lugard then continued on to relieve [[Azamgarh]]<ref>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA488&dq=%22northwest+of+jaunpur+at+the&hl=en&ei=lXBGTbyfHoK6hAee3qGNAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22northwest%20of%20jaunpur%20at%20the&f=false ''Dictionary of Battles and Seiges''] by Tony Jaques </ref>
*A portion of military train as cavalry
*3 Batteries of Artillery
 
== Biographies ==
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/255/mode/1up Edward Lugard (1810-1898)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/253/mode/1up Henry Longden (1819-1890)]<br>
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