Battle of Miranpur Katra

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Battle of Miranpur Katra
Date23 April 1774
Location
Result Anglo-Oudh victory
Belligerents
Oudh State
British East India Company
Kingdom of Rohilkhand
Commanders and leaders
Cl. Alexander Champion
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: 386

  • 39 Company troops killed, 93 wounded.
  • 80 Oudh troops killed, 174 wounded.
Estimated at 2,000

The Battle of Miranpur Katra was the decisive military engagement between the Oudh State and the British East India Company against the Kingdom of Rohilkhand in the First Rohilla War.

References

  1. Strachey 140