Indian Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858

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Indian Sepoy Rebellion 1857-1858


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Causes

Chronology (except battles, which see below)

Results

Forces and Casualties

	peak forces	total forces	total dead	KIA	NCD	civilian dead	WIA	PW-MIA

subtotal

TOTAL


Officers Killed, by Stephen Lewis.

Commanders


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Battles & Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours

Date

Battles
(Battle Honours are shown in bold face)

Regiments
(regiments awarded Battle Honours are shown in bold face)

Note: British honours were awarded in 1863, EIC in 1864.

signifies clasp to campaign medal.

Delhi Campaign

1857 May 30-
1857 Sep. 20

Delhi 1857
clasp: "Delhi"

	Cav: DG6 L9 Arty: Tomb's Troop Inf: 1/F8 F52 1/F60 F61 F75
	Cav: B6 P1 P2 P5 H4 GuidesC Hodson1 Hodson2 MultanH TiwanaH Arty: 1/BH1 2/BH1 5/BH1 2/BH3 3/BH3 3/B1 3/B3 2/B4 3/B4 4/B6 PeshawarMtnTrain Engr: BSM PS BE Inf: BE1 BE2 B20 B60 P1 P2 P4 P24 S4 GuidesI Sirmoor Kumaon Balooch1 JummooCont

The Delhi Campaign, by Agha Humayun Amin.
The Relief of Delhi from Forty-One Years in India, by Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Lord Roberts (London, 1897).
India: The Siege of Delhi, 1857 – Orbat of Indian and British Forces, by A.H. Amin & Ravi Rikhye (Orbat.com)

1857 May

Benares

Inf: ME1

1857 June

Allahabad

Inf: ME1

1857 June 7

Badli-Ki Serai

Cav: DG6 Inf: F75

1857

Agra

Inf: 1/F8

1857-58

Mooltan

Cav:

Oudh Campaign

Lucknow

1857 June 30-
1857 Nov. 17

Defence of Lucknow 1857

	Inf: F32 F84(det)
	Cav: B7 O1 O2 O3 Arty: 3BH 4/B1 Inf: B13(det) B15(det) B41(det) B48(det) B71(det) O1 O4 O5 O7 O9 L10 LaMartiniereCollege [the only school in the empire to be awarded a battle honour, until McGill University in WW1]

1857 July 12-
1857 Sep. 27

Reinforcement of Lucknow

	Inf: 1/F5 F64(det) F78 F84(det) F90 Arty: Maude'sBty Support: MilTrain
	Cav: C13 BarrowVC Arty: 2/B3 Inf: ME1 S14

1857 Nov. 12-23

Relief of Lucknow

	Cav: H7 L9 Arty: 4/5 5/13 6/13 RE: [coy] Inf: F5(det) 1/F8 F23 F53 F64(det) F75 F78(det) F82(2coys) F84(det) F90 F93 RN: Bde(HMS Shannon + HEIC Calcutta)
	Cav: B1 B2 B5 Hodson Arty: 1/BH1 2/BH3 3/B1 1/B5 3/B5 E/MH PeshawarMtnTrain Engr: [coy]/BSM [coy]/PS Inf: BE1 ME1 B57 P2 P4 Ferozepore

1858 Mar. 6-21

Capture of Lucknow

	Cav: DG2 L9 Inf: 1/F5 F10 F20 F23 F34 F38 F42 F53 F78 F79 F84 F90 F93 F97 2/RB 3/RB
	Inf: BE1 ME1

1857 June 30-
1858 Mar. 21

Lucknow

battle honour awarded for defence, relief and capture; clasp awarded for capture Nov. 1857-Mar. 1858

	Cav: DG2 H7 L9 Arty: Middleton'sCoy ResidencyBty E F 8/2 3/8 6/11 5/12 5/13 6/13 3/14 Engr: RE Inf: 1/F5 1/F8 F10 F20 F23 F32 F34 F38 F42 F53 F64 F75(det) F78 F79 F82 F84 F90 F93 F97 2/RB 3/RB RN: Bde(HMS Shannon) Support: MilTrain
	Cav: P1 P2 P5 S1 S3 Hodson1 Hodson2 BenaresH BarrowVC Arty: 1/BH1 2/BH1 2/BH3 3/BH3 4/B1 2/B3 1/B5 3/B5 4/B5 A/M4 Engr: BSM PS MSM Inf: BE1 ME1 B32 P2 P4 P24 M27 Ferozepore Gurkhas(6bns)

Lucknow
(with Turretted Gateway
badge)

Inf: Lucknow

The Goorkhas at Lucknow, (Chambers's Journal, 28 May 1859).
The Lucknow Campaign 1857-58, by Agha Humayun Amin.
Plan of Lucknow, 1856 (National Maritime Museum)
Photographic views of Lucknow taken after the Indian Mutiny, by Felice Beato (Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library)

1858 June 13

Nawabgunge

	Cav: DG2(2sqns) H7 Inf: 2/RB 3/RB
	Cav: Hodson Inf: 5Punjab

1857 July 30-
1857 Aug. 2

Defence of Arrah

	Inf: 1/F5 Arty: Eyre'sBty
	Inf: BMP

1857 Aug. 16

Behar
(Bithur)

	Inf: F64 F78 F84
	Inf: ME1 BMP

1858 Oct. 20

Doadpur

	Arty: Strange'sCoy

1857 Nov. 26-
1857 Dec. 6

Cawnpore

	Cav: L9 Inf: 1/F8 F23 F32 F34 F38 F42 F53 F64 F78 F82 F84 F93 2/RB 3/RB
	Inf: ME1

1858 July 29

Unao

	Inf:
	Inf:

Central India Campaign

Rashghur

Inf: ByE3

Baroda

Inf: ByE3

1857 July-
1858 Jan.

Defence of Saugor

Inf:

1858 Jan. 6

Rowa

	Inf: F95
	Inf:

Relief of Saugor

Inf: ByE3

1858 Mar. 8

Amorha

Garracota

Inf: ByE3

Mudderpore

Inf: ByE3

1858 Mar. 17-
1858 Apr. 6

Jhansi

	Cav: LD14 Inf: F86
	Inf: ByE3

1858 Apr. 1

Betwa

	Cav: H7
	Inf: ByE3

1858 May 7

Kunch

	Inf: F71

1858 May 19-23

Kalpi
(aka: Calpee)

	Inf: F86

Meeangunj

Inf: F38

Saharee

Inf: ByE3

Koonah

Inf: ByE3

Diapura

	Inf: F71
	Inf:

Muttra
(aka: Matra)

	Inf: F71
	Inf: ByE3

Galowlee

	Inf: F86
	Inf: ByE3

Calpee

Inf: ByE3

Gwalior

1858 June 17

Kotah-ke-serai

	Inf: F72 F95
	Inf:

1858 June 18-20

Gwalior Fort

	Inf:
	Inf:

1858 May 6-
1858 June 20

Gwalior 1858

	Cav: H8 LD14 Inf: F71 F72 F86 F95

1858

Sultanpore

	Inf: 1/F20

1858

Sandee

Inf: 1/F8

1858

Dhondiakhera

	Inf: 1/F20

1858 Apr. 7-
1858 May 23

Rohilcund 1858

	Cav: DG6 L9 Inf: F42 ?/ F60 F64 F78 F79 F82 F93

1858

Bareilly

	Inf: F42

1858

Goolowlee

	Camel(2/RB+3/RB)

1858

Fort Beyt

	Inf: 1/F4

Fort Nusrutpore

	Inf: F97
	Inf:

Chanda

	Inf: 1/F20 F86 F97
	Inf:

Umeerpore

	Inf: 1/F20 F97
	Inf:

Sultanpore

	Inf: F97
	Inf:

1858

Powrie

	Inf: F95
	Inf:

1858

Beejapore

	Inf: F95
	Inf:

1858

Koondrye

	Inf: F95
	Inf:

1858 Apr. 23

Jugdespore

	Inf:
	Inf:

Atrowlea

	Inf:
	Inf:

Azimghur

	Inf: F37
	Inf:

Douraha

	Inf:
	Inf:

Kirwe

	Inf: F43
	Inf:

Bundelkhund

	Inf: F43
	Inf:

1857 June 8-
1858 Sep. 20

Central India

(clasp awarded for action from Jan.-June 1858)

	Cav: H8 L12 LD14 L17 Inf: F27 F33 F38 F43 F71 F72 F78 F80 F83 F84 F86 F88 F95 ?/RB
	Cav: H1 H4 By1 By2 By3 Scinde Engr: MSM BySM Inf: ME3 ByE2 ByE3 B31 Meena Mhairwara M1 M19 H3 H5 By4 By10 By12 By13 By24 By25

The Central India Campaign, 1857-59, by Agha Humayun Amin.

1857-1858

India

	Cav: DG1 DG2 DG3 DG6 DG7 D6 H7 H8 L9 L12 LD14 L17 Inf: 1/F4 1/F5 1/F6 1/F7 1/F8 F10 F13 F18 F19 F20 F23 F27 F29 F32 F33 F34 F35 F37 F38 F42 F43 F44 F51 F52 F53 F54 F56 F57 1/F60 2/F60 3/F60 F61 F64 F66 F70 F71 F72 F73 F74 F75 F78 F79 F80 F81 F82 F83 F84 F86 F88 F89 F90 F91 F92 F93 F95 F97 F98 2/RB 3/RB
	Cav: BE2 Inf: ME1 ME2 ME3 ByE2 ByE3

Order of Battle (Regiments & Formations)

Introduction to Regiments


The Bengal Army in 1857, by Major A.H. Amin (Orbat.com) British Regiments in India 1857-58 by Ravi Rikhye (Orbat.com) Troop Distribution in India as at January 1859 (Bombay Standard)

Medals

Index of Campaign Medals


Indian Mutiny Medal Recipients, by Kevin Asplin (Family History in India)

Societies, Forums & Re-Enactors

Museums & Memorials


Indian Mutiny Memorials

Bibliography

How to Find Books


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External Links


General History First War of Indian Independence (Itihaas) Development of Situation-January to July 1857, by Agha Humayun Amin. The Uprising of 1857, by US Library of Congress Bangladesh: Country Study. The Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858, by Alexander Ganse (World History at KMLA). The Indian Mutiny, by Alex Chirnside The Indian Mutiny 1857-1858, by Stephen Luscombe (The British Empire) The Sepoy Mutiny (Gateway to Sikhism) Indian Mutiny (Cranston Fine Art Prints) British Crown Takes Over the Indian Government (Itihaas) Betraying The White Queen's Salt: Introductory Notes For The Indian Mutiny, 1857-59 A Listing Of Actions, OB's, And Uniform Data For All Combattants, by John French Chronology Jahreschronik 1816-1859, by Bernd Marek (Chronologische Kriegsgeschichte) Research Collections and Guides British Army: Campaign Records, 1816-1913 (TNA Research Guides: Military Records Information 25) Web Catalogues