Battle of Najafgarh | |||||||
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Part of the Indian rebellion of 1857 and Anglo-Indian wars | |||||||
British troops clash with Sepoy mutineers at the 1857 Battle of Najafgarh | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom East India Company | Mughal Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Nicholson | Bakht Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,500 16 guns |
approx. 6000 13 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
25 killed 70 wounded |
approx. 800 killed 13 guns captured |
The Battle of Najafgarh was a subsidiary engagement of the Siege of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A large Indian force sortied from Delhi, intending to attack the rear of the British force besieging the city. A detachment from the besiegers marched to intercept them, and defeated them while they were disordered by difficult terrain and by quarrels among their commanders.