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Battle of Miranpur Katra

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Battle of Miranpur Katra
Date23 April 1774
Location
Result British, Awadh Coalition victory
Belligerents
Oudh State
British East India Company
Rohilla
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Alexander Champion (East India Company officer)
Shuja-ud-Daula
Hafiz Rahmat Khan Barech 
Strength

11,000 troops

15–18 artillery pieces

28,000 troops

60 artillery pieces[1]
Casualties and losses

Total: 119

  • 39 Company troops killed, 93 wounded.
  • 80 Awadh troops killed, 174 wounded.
Total: 2,000 estimated.

The Battle of Miranpur Katra was the decisive battle in the First Rohilla War.

References

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  1. ^ Strachey 140