Battle of Najafgarh

Battle of Najafgarh
Part of the Indian rebellion of 1857 and Anglo-Indian wars

British troops clash with Sepoy mutineers at the 1857 Battle of Najafgarh
Date25 August 1857
Location
Najafgarh, 18 miles (29 km) west of Delhi, India
Result British–EIC victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
East India Company		 Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
John Nicholson Bakht Khan
Strength
2,500
16 guns		 Approx. 6,000
13 guns
Casualties and losses
25 killed
70 wounded		 Approx. 800 killed
13 guns captured

The Battle of Najafgarh was a subsidiary engagement of the Siege of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A large Indian force sortied from Delhi, intending to attack the rear of the British force besieging the city. A detachment from the besiegers marched to intercept them, and defeated them while they were disordered by difficult terrain and by quarrels among their commanders.

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