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| conflict = Battle of Aong<br />
| partof = [[Indian rebellion of 1857]]<br />
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| date = July 15, 1857<br />
| place = outside of Aong village<br />
| casus = Nana Sahib's attempt to check the advance of [[British East India Company|East India Company]] forces to [[Kanpur]]<br />
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| result = East India Company victory<br />
| combatant1 = [[Nana Sahib]]'s forces,<br/>Rebel East India Company [[sepoy]]s<br />
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg|25px]] [[East India Company]]<br />
| commander1 = Bala Rao<br />
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Henry Havelock]]<br />
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{{Campaign box India 1857}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Aong''' took place on July 15, 1857, during the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]], between the [[British East India Company|East India Company]] forces and [[Nana Sahib]]'s forces.<br />
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The [[British East India Company|East India Company]] forces under the command of [[General Sir Henry Havelock]] were advancing to [[Kanpur]] (Cawnpore), which had been besieged by Nana Sahib, supported by the rebel Company sepoys. Nana Sahib had earlier sent an army to check the advance of General Havelock to Kanpur, but it was defeated by Havelock's forces at [[Fatehpur, Fatehpur|Fatehpur]] on July 12.<ref name="britishempire_cawnpore">{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/cawnpore.htm<br />
|title=The Indian Mutiny: The Siege of Cawnpore<br />
|accessdate=2007-07-11<br />
}}</ref> Nana Sahib then sent another force under the command of his brother, [[Bala Rao]].<br />
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On July 15, the British forces under General Havelock defeated Bala Rao's army in the Battle of Aong, just outside the Aong village. During the battle, Havelock was able to capture some of the rebel soldiers, who informed him that there was an army of 5,000 rebel soldiers with eight artillery pieces further up the road. This enabled Havelock to decide his further strategy.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Battles of the Indian Rebellion of 1857|Aong]]<br />
[[Category:1857 in India]]<br />
[[Category:July 1857 events]]</div>imported>The Anomebot2