Barkat Ahmad
Barkat Ahmad (1787 – 5 June 1858) was a sepoy mutineer and leading figure of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Barkat Ahmad led the army of Indian rebels in the Battle of Chinhat, in Awadh region.[3][4][5] Barkat Ahmad was a highly trained British sepoy. He led the rebels against the British officer Sir Henry Lawrence who was then located at the Residency.
Barkat Ahmad | |
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Born | Sayyad Barkat Ahmad Risaldar |
Known for | Battle of Chinhat, Figure of Indian Rebellion of 1857 |
Battle of Chinhat | |||||||
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Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
East India Company | Rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Henry Lawrence Col. John Inglis (32nd) |
Barkat Ahmad Khan Ali Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
approx. 700[1]
Cavalry
Artillery
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approx. 7,000[2]
Cavalry approx. 800
Artillery: 16 guns
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Dead: Col. William Case, CPT. Stephens, Lt. Brackenbury, Thomson (32nd), 112 NCOs and Men.
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Battle of Chinhat
On 30 June 1857, Sir Henry received information of the movement of rebels and plan of attacking Lucknow. Sir Henry was so confident to ambush the rebel, he led the army and came out of the Residency on a buggy. The British army was composed of 300 British soldiers, 200 Indian soldiers, 200 cavalry and 13 cannons. Barkat Ahmad had anticipated this move of Britishers, hence planned for the attack near the village of Chinhat, twelve miles from Lucknow.[6]
Barkat Ahmad led the rebel army of 5000 soldiers. He also had Ahmadullah Shah as a commander under him. A fierce battle took place at Chinhat in which Britishers retreated and were pushed backed to the Residency. Lawrence was wounded by an exploding shell on 2 July and died two days later. Barkat Ahmad is a forgotten super hero in the Indian history [7]
See also
References
- Henry Stedman Poleahampton (1858). A Memoir, Letters, and Diary. R. Bentley. pp. 319–.
- "Battle of Chinhat 30 June 1857". Iron Duke Miniatures. Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- Gott, Richard (7 November 2011). Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt. ISBN 9781844677382.
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ignored (help) - Bhargava, Sangeeta (25 July 2011). The World Beyond. ISBN 9780749010898.
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ignored (help) - "Battle of Chinhat and Barkat Ahmad". Sonal Gupta The Times Group. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- Jaques, Tony (2007). E-book, Battle and Sieges. ISBN 9780313335372.
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ignored (help) - Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah and Great Revolt of 1857, by Rashmi Kumari.
Further reading
- Richard, Gott (2011). Britain's Empire: Resistance, Repression and Revolt. Verso Books. ISBN 9781844677382.