Battle of Chinhat

Quand

30 juin 1857

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

26.87° N, 81.03° E

Description

battle during Indian Rebellion of 1857

Placé à : town its title names, Chinhat.

Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Battle of Chinhat was fought on the morning of 30 June 1857, between British forces and Indian rebels, at Ismailganj, near Chinhat, Oude (Awad/Oudh). The British were led by The Chief Commissioner of Oude, Sir Henry Lawrence. The insurgent force, which consisted of mutineers from the East India Company's army and retainers of local landowners, was led by Barkat Ahmad, a mutineer officer of the Company's army.

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