BattlefieldsSiege of Arrah
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Siege of Arrah

1857
Scotland
Era
modern
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Jagdishpur estate; Mutinying Sepoys: Mutinying Sepoys: 2,500 – 3,000; Kunwar Singh's forces: 8,000 (Estimated)
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
East India Company; United Kingdom: Besieged party: 68; First relief: 400; Second relief: 225
Outcome
British victory
The Battle

History & Significance

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 to 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.

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

East India Company; United Kingdom: Besieged party: 1 wounded; First relief: 170 killed; 120 wounded; Second relief: 2 killed

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