Siege of Arrah (1857 AD)
Siege of Arrah (22px East India Company & United Kingdom vs Jagdishpur estate & Mutinying Sepoys) took place in 1857 AD during Indian Mutiny of 1857.
Battle facts
- Year: 1857 AD
- Date: 1857-08-03
- Era: Modern
- Conflict: Indian Mutiny of 1857
- Side A: 22px East India Company, United Kingdom
- Side B: Jagdishpur estate, Mutinying Sepoys
- Commanders (A): 22px Herwald Wake, 22px Hooken Singh, Charles Dunbar, 22px Vincent Eyre
- Commanders (B): Kunwar Singh, Babu Amar Singh, Hare Krishna Singh
- Casualties: approx. Besieged party: 1 wounded
First relief: 170 killed
120 wounded
Second relief: 2 killedUnknown
- Outcome: British victory
- Coordinates: 25.557°, 84.666°
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