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== Summary ==
Warned in advance that sepoys who mutinied at [[Dinapore]] would attack [[Arrah]], the Europeans who remained behind fortified a bungalow. A relief force from Dinapore was driven back and it wasn't until 3 August that Major Vincent Eyre dispersed the enemy and raised the siege.
== Relief Force ==
160 men of [[5th Regiment of Foot|HM 5th Fusiliers]] and 3 guns<br>
under [http://wwwen.oxforddnbwikipedia.comorg/index/101009040wiki/ Vincent_Eyre Major Vincent Eyre]
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br>
==== Historical books on-line ====[http://www.archive.org/stream/turningpointinin00sieviala#page/2618/mode/2up Siege of Arrah] www.archive.org<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA645&dq=Arrah&as_brr=1&ei=sQSaR9zhH6DQiQG8oP3FAQ#PPA646,M1 Relief of Arrah] Google Books
