Korah (Battle honour)
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Korah was a battle honour
awarded to units of the forces of British India that took part in the Battle of Korah in 1776.
In May, 1776, a British force under Lieut-Col John Neville Parker was sent from Belgram
, in Oudh
, to monitor the activities of one Mabub Khan, a disaffected officer of the Nawab of Oudh, stationed at Korah (about 25 miles from Cawnpore) with seven battalion
s of troops and 19 guns. On June 10, 1776, Col Parker sent a demand that the guns be surrendered and, when this demand was refused, the British attacked. In a brief, but bloody, engagement, Mabub Khan's troops were defeated and the guns captured.
The award was made to the 1st and 10th Regiments of Bengal Native Infantry.
Battle honour
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags , uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible....
awarded to units of the forces of British India that took part in the Battle of Korah in 1776.
In May, 1776, a British force under Lieut-Col John Neville Parker was sent from Belgram
Bilgram
Bilgram is a city and a municipal board in Hardoi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:Bilgram is located at . It has an average elevation of 136 metres .-Demographics:...
, in Oudh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
, to monitor the activities of one Mabub Khan, a disaffected officer of the Nawab of Oudh, stationed at Korah (about 25 miles from Cawnpore) with seven battalion
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
s of troops and 19 guns. On June 10, 1776, Col Parker sent a demand that the guns be surrendered and, when this demand was refused, the British attacked. In a brief, but bloody, engagement, Mabub Khan's troops were defeated and the guns captured.
The award was made to the 1st and 10th Regiments of Bengal Native Infantry.