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Battle of Agra

Battle of Agra was a battle fought on 2 August 1857 at Agra, in what is now India. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,900 sepoys; 750 British soldiers; 12 guns against 10,000; 12 guns.

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Pursuit of mutineers by Colonel Edward Greathed after the battle of Agra, 1857
Pursuit of mutineers by Colonel Edward Greathed after the battle of Agra, 1857. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 August 1857
WhereAgra, India27.180N, 78.021E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstRebel Company sepoys
Casualties and losses433 including 101 Europeans and 332 Indiansand4,800
Part ofIndian Mutiny of 18571857 to 1858

Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857

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14 placed engagements of Indian Mutiny of 1857 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 August 1857
PlaceAgra, India
27.180N, 78.021E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,900 sepoys; 750 British soldiers; 12 guns10,000; 12 guns
Casualties and losses433 including 101 Europeans and 332 Indians4,800
Commanders
  • Edward Harris Greathed
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Battle of Agra is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087406, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Agra, revision 1370431091, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.