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Battle of Aong

Battle of Aong was a battle fought on 15 July 1857 in what is now India. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858.

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Affair at Aong, 15th July 1857 - plan
Affair at Aong, 15th July 1857 - plan. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 July 1857
WhereIndia26.155N, 80.566E
Part ofIndian Mutiny of 18571857 to 1858

Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857

Siege of Lucknow, 1857Siege of Cawnpore, 1857Siege of Delhi, 1857Battle of Badli-ki-Serai, 1857Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, 1857Battle of Aong, 1857Siege of Arrah, 1857Battle of Agra, 1857Second Battle of Cawnpore, 1857Siege of Jhansi, 185818571858Battle of Aong, 1857
10 placed engagements of Indian Mutiny of 1857 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 July 1857
PlaceIndia
26.155N, 80.566E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
ParticipantsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of AongBattle of AongBattle of KhajwaSecond Battle of CawnporeSiege of CawnporeSiege of LucknowBattle of FarrukhabadBattle of KhajwaSecond Battle of CawnporeSiege of CawnporeSiege of LucknowBattle of FarrukhabadAllahabadEtawahFatehpur100 km26.155N, 80.566E
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Battle of Aong is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 205 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887866, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Aong, revision 1370432217, 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.