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Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny

Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny was a battle fought on 7 July 1857 at Jhelum, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 435 infantry; 310 cavalry; 100 Sikh sepoys; 3 horse artillery guns against Approximately 500 sepoys.

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Fought7 July 1857
WhereJhelum, Pakistan32.943N, 73.726E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; 24th Regiment of Foot (285 men); Miller's Police Battalion; (150 men); Police Cavalry; (60 sabres); Moolantee Mounted Levie; (250 sabres); 25px Captain Cookes' Company, Bengal Horse Artillery; (3 guns); 25px14th Bengal Native Infantry; (100 Sikh sepoys)against25px 14th Bengal Native Infantry; (500 mutineer sepoys)
Casualties and losses44 killed; 109 woundedand150 killed; 25 drowned; 108 executed
Part ofIndian Mutiny of 18571857 to 1858

Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857

Capture of Delhi, 1857Siege 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, 1857Battle of Najafgarh, 1857Second Battle of Cawnpore, 1857Capture of Lucknow, 1858Siege of Jhansi, 1858Battle of Sagnapur, 185818571858Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, 1857
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Record

Date7 July 1857
PlaceJhelum, Pakistan
32.943N, 73.726E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength435 infantry; 310 cavalry; 100 Sikh sepoys; 3 horse artillery gunsApproximately 500 sepoys
Casualties and losses44 killed; 109 wounded150 killed; 25 drowned; 108 executed
Commanders
  • Charles Ellice
  • South Wales Borderers
  • Mirza Dildar Baig
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Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27628085, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jhelum (1857), revision 1371284884, 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.