Siege of Arrah
The siege of Arrah (27 July – 3 August 1857) took place during the Indian Mutiny (also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857). It was the eight-day defence of a fortified outbuilding, occupied by a combination of 18 civilians and 50 members of the Bengal Military Police Battalion, against 2,500–3,000 mutinying Bengal Native Infantry sepoys from three regiments and an estimated 8,000 men from irregular forces commanded by Kunwar Singh, the local zamindar or chieftain who controlled the Jagdishpur estate.
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Siege of Arrah
The siege of Arrah (27 July – 3 August 1857) took place during the Indian Mutiny (also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857). It was the eight-day defence of a fortified outbuilding, occupied by a combination of 18 civilians and 50 members of the Bengal Military Police Battalion, against 2,500–3,000 mutinying Bengal Native Infantry sepoys from three regiments and an estimated 8,000 men from irregular forces commanded by Kunwar Singh, the local zamindar or chieftain who controlled the Jagdishpur estate.
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The siege of Arrah (27 July – ...... he besieged group was injured.
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120 wounded
Besieged party: 1 wounded
First relief: 170 killed
Second relief: 2 killed
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Jagdishpur estate
Kunwar Singh's Forces
MutinyingSepoys
United Kingdom
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1857-08-03
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British victory
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Besieged party: 68
First relief: 400
Kunwar Singh's forces: 8,000 (Estimated)
Mutinying Sepoys: 2,500 – 3,000
Second relief: 225
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Defence of the Arrah House, 1857 by William Tayler.
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Besieged party: 1 wounded
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First relief: 170 killed
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Second relief: 2 killed
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Kunwar Singh's Forces
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Mutinying Sepoys
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United Kingdom
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Babu Amar Singh
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Charles Dunbar
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Hare Krishna Singh
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Siege of Arrah
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Location of Arrah in modern-day Bihar
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Arrah
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India Bihar
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the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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Arrah, Shahabad district, British India, modern day Bihar
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British victory
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Besieged party: 68
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First relief: 400
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Kunwar Singh's forces: 8,000
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Mutinying Sepoys: 2,500 – 3,000
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Second relief: 225
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