The Defence of the Magazine at Delhi
Battles of the Indian Rebellion of 1857Use British English from June 2011
The Defence of the Magazine at Delhi was an action of 11 May 1857 during the Indian Mutiny in which nine British soldiers of the East India Company defended the magazine at Delhi from rebelling sepoys. After more than four hours fighting against hundreds of attackers, and in order to deny the munitions to the enemy, the British defenders detonated the magazine, themselves with it.
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Kela Ghat Marg, Delhi Old Delhi (Central Delhi)
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| Latitude | Longitude |
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| N 28.6621 ° | E 77.2344 ° |
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Kela Ghat Marg
Kela Ghat Marg
110006 Delhi, Old Delhi (Central Delhi)
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