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Battle of Chinhat
Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857
Date
30 June 1857
Location
Ismailganj, near Lucknow, India
Result
Rebel victory
Belligerents
East India Company
Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Henry Lawrence Col. John Inglis (32nd)
Barkat Ahmad Khan Ali Khan
Strength
approx. 700[1] Infantry:
32nd Regiment of Foot - 300
13th, 48th, 71st Bengal Native Infantry - 230
Cavalry
Volunteer cavalry - 40
Detachments of 1st, 2nd, 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry - 120
Artillery
Horse Light Field Battery - 4 guns
No 2 Oude Field Battery - 4 guns
One 8 inch howitzer
approx. 7,000[2] Infantry: approx. 6,000
22nd Bengal Native Infantry.
2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th Oude Irregular Infantry.
1st, 2nd Regiments Military Police.
Local Police Detachment - 300
Oude talookdars from Ramnugger Dhumeyree and Mahonah
Levied Infantry
Cavalry approx. 800
15th Bengal Irregular Cavalry
1st, 2nd & 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry
Artillery: 16 guns
5th, 7th, 13th Bty. Bengal Artillery
1st Bty. Light Field, Oude Irregular Artillery
Casualties and losses
Dead: Col. William Case, CPT. Stephens, Lt. Brackenbury, Thomson (32nd), 112 NCOs and Men. Wounded: Campbell (71st), James (Commissariat) Losses:
2 Howitzer,
1 9-Pounder[1]
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
1st Lucknow
1st Cawnpore
Badli-ki-Serai
Delhi
Chinhat
Jhelum
Aong
Arrah
Agra
Najafgarh
2nd Cawnpore
2nd Lucknow
Central India
The Battle of Chinhat was fought on the morning of 30 June 1857, between British forces and Indian rebels, at Ismailganj, near Chinhat (or Chinhut), 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.
^ abHenry Stedman Poleahampton (1858). A Memoir, Letters, and Diary. R. Bentley. pp. 319–.
^"Battle of Chinhat 30 June 1857". Iron Duke Miniatures. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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