Battle of Chatra

Battle of Chatra
Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857
Date2 October 1857
Location
Chatra, Bihar (modern-day Jharkhand)
Result British victory
Belligerents
East India Company
United Kingdom United Kingdom		 Mutinying sepoys and rebel zamindars
Commanders and leaders
Major English
Major Smith
Lt. Earle		 Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo
Pandey Ganpat Rai
Madhav Singh
Strength
200 3000 rebels
Casualties and losses
56 in total. 46 Europeans and 10 Sikhs. 150

The Battle of Chatra was a conflict that took place during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 between the East India Company and the mutinying sepoys who were allied certain local zamindars. The rebels had amassed a force of 3000 men and had taken the town of Chatra which is located in the Chhota Nagpur region.[1]

  1. ^ Biswamoy Pati (25 February 2010). The Great Rebellion of 1857 in India: Exploring Transgressions, Contests and Diversities. Routledge. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-1-135-22514-8.