Battle of Miranpur Katra

Battle of Miranpur Katra
Date23 April 1774
Location
Miranpur Katra,
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
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.

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