Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 7 juil. 1857
- Type
- Bataille
- Coordonnées
- 32.94° N, 73.73° E
- Description
- part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Battle of Jhelum (1857)
Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 a column of troops led by the commander of the 24th Regiment of Foot was sent to disarm Bengal Native Infantry units believed to be at risk of mutiny in Rawalpindi and Jhelum. At Rawalpindi, the 58th Bengal Native Infantry was disarmed peacefully, however the two companies of the 14th Bengal Native Infantry resisted the attempt by force of arms.
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