Kintoor | |
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Village | |
  Kintoor Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°01′08″N81°29′10″E / 27.019°N 81.486°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Barabanki |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 225207 |
| Vehicle registration | UP-41 |
Kintoor or Kintur is a village in Barabanki district famous for battle of Kintoor of 1858 during the Indian Mutiny. [1] [2]
| Battle of Kintoor | |||||||
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| Part of the Indian Mutiny | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Akali-Nihangs | Rebel Sepoys | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Akali Prahlad Singh | Collector Darakhaje Collector Abid Khan Major-General Abson Khan Mohamed Ameer Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1st Bengal Fusiliers, 150 rank and file; 2nd Company 3rd battalion Artillery, two 9-pounder guns; Hodson's Horse, 56 sabres; Oude Military Police Cavalry, 200 sabres; Kappurthullah Contingent:- Artillery, five 8-pounder, three 6-pounder guns; Cavalary, 124 sabres; Infantry, 650 rank and file | 3,000 infantry 200–300 cavalry 4 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4 wounded 1 horse killed, 7 wounded | 450 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Kintoor was a conflict between rebel sepoys and troops East India Company and Kapurthala State on 6 October 1858 during Indian Mutiny. [1] [3] [4]
During 1869 census of Oudh, Kintoor was designated as one of the total thirteen large towns or kasbahs and Inspector of Police of Ram Nagar was appointed here on the night of census. [5]
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