Battle of Aong

Battle of Aong
	Part of Indian rebellion of 1857
Date	July 15, 1857
Location	Outskirts of Aong village
Result	Company victory
Belligerents
Nana Sahib's forces,; Rebel Company sepoys	British East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Bala Rao	Henry Havelock

The Battle of Aong took place on July 15, 1857, during the

Nana Sahib

's forces.

The

Fatehpur on July 12.^[1]

Nana Sahib then sent another force under the command of his brother, Bala Rao.

On July 15, the British forces under General Havelock defeated Bala Rao's army in the Battle of Aong, just outside the Aong village. During the battle, Havelock was able to capture some of the rebel soldiers, who informed him that there was an army of 5,000 rebel soldiers with eight artillery pieces further up the road. This enabled Havelock to decide his further strategy.

26°09′16″N 80°33′58″E / 26.1545686°N 80.566240°E / 26.1545686; 80.566240

References

^ "The Indian Mutiny: The Siege of Cawnpore". Retrieved 2007-07-11.

[britishempire_cawnpore-1] "The Indian Mutiny: The Siege of Cawnpore". Retrieved 2007-07-11.

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