Siege of Ara

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The Siege of Arrah was a notable 1857 military engagement during the Indian Rebellion, in which a small British-led garrison successfully withstood a prolonged attack by rebel forces in present-day Bihar, India.

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instanceOf battle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Defense of Arrah ⓘ
associatedWith Kunwar Singh’s uprising in Shahabad district ⓘ
belligerent Bihar rebel sepoys ⓘ
East India Company forces ⓘ
Kunwar Singh's rebel forces ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties among rebel forces ⓘ
light casualties among defenders ⓘ
commander Herwald Wake ⓘ
Kunwar Singh ⓘ
Vincent Eyre ⓘ
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
defensiveTactics use of thick-walled building and limited ammunition in close defence ⓘ
duration approximately 8 days ⓘ
endDate 1857-08-03 ⓘ
fortifiedBuilding indigo planter’s bungalow at Arrah ⓘ
garrisonComposition Bengal Military Police Battalion Sikhs ⓘ
European civilians ⓘ
garrisonStrength about 50 civilians and 12 Sikh soldiers ⓘ
historicalSignificance became a celebrated episode in British colonial military history ⓘ
boosted British morale during early stages of the rebellion ⓘ
legacy subject of British and Indian historical accounts of 1857 ⓘ
location Arrah ⓘ
present-day Bihar ⓘ
notableFor defence by a small British-led garrison against a much larger rebel force ⓘ
successful defence of a hastily fortified bungalow ⓘ
opponentForceType mutinous sepoys and local irregulars ⓘ
partOf operations in Bihar during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
presentDayLocation Arrah, Bhojpur district, Bihar, India ⓘ
region Shahabad district (now Bhojpur district), Bihar ⓘ
relatedEvent Mutiny at Dinapore ⓘ
relatedPerson William Tayler ⓘ
reliefForce first relief column from Dinapore ⓘ
second relief column under Vincent Eyre ⓘ
reliefOutcome first relief column ambushed and repulsed ⓘ
second relief column successfully relieved the garrison ⓘ
result British-led garrison victory ⓘ
startDate 1857-07-27 ⓘ
year 1857 ⓘ

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Siege of Arrah → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Ara ⓘ