Havelock's column 1857

[Siaba]

Hello,
I'm looking for the order of battle of Havelock's column including the troops brought by Major Renaud. I knew that the 64th, 84th and 79th regiments were present but have found nothing on the exact number of men.
Could anyone help, please ? 

[joroas]

The Foundry Book has a nice list of all the units at Futtehpore.

64th 435
78th 284
84th 190

[Siaba]

Yes, that's for Havelock's column. Thank you 

Does anyone have the composition of the 750 strong column led by Major Renaud ?

[joroas]

Sorry, didn't read the question well and I had the book on my desk at work, so answered way too quick.  I will have another look when I get home. He also had two guns, but that is all it says.

I did find this:

Major Renaud moved on Cawnpore with 400 British, 300 Sikhs, 95 Irregular Cav, the faithful remnants of the 13 BNI & 3 Oude Irreg Cav and two guns.

[huevans]

What is the title of the Foundry book and where could it be found?

[joroas]

The British in India 1825-59 by John French.  Out of print at the moment.  Picked mine up at a table top sale.

[joroas]

Neill had at length succeeded in equipping for the
march an advance column consisting of four hundred
European soldiers (Madras Fusiliers and Eighty-fourth),
three hundred of Brasyer's Sikhs, some troopers of
Native Irregular Cavalry, and a couple of 9-pounder
guns manned by invalid artillerymen from Chunar.
He had entrusted the command of it to Major Renaud
of his own regiment, a capable and zealous soldier,
with orders to advance on Cawnpore, inflicting as
he marched stern retribution on all suspected of guilty
complicity in mutinous designs. The

[Siaba]

Great 
Thank you very much, Joroas 

[sepoy1857]

Here's what I have in my files...not sure where I found this (sorry forgot to note my source).

Order of Battle
Havelock's Allahabad Movable Column, Battles for Cawnpore,
(Fatehpur, Aong and Ahirwa), July 12-16, 1857
8/20/04
Commanding Officer:
Brigadier General Sir Henry Havelock
Aide-de-Camp:
Brevet Captain Harold M. Havelock
Assistant Quartermaster General:
Brevet Lt. Colonel Bannantyne Fraser Tytler
Deputy Assistant Adjutant General:
Brevet Major Stuart Beatson (died from Cholera, July 20)

Infantry Brigade: (Stubb's claims a total of 1,733 infantry)
1st Madras (Neill's Blue Caps) (Fusiliers) Light Infantry Regiment (600)-Brevet Major Syndenham George C. Renaud (KIA) / Brevet Major L. Stephenson
HM 84th Foot Regiment (400)
HM 64th Foot Regiment (435)-Lt. Colonel Wilson / Major Thomas Stirling
HM 78th Highland Regiment (300)-Colonel Walter Hamilton
Ferozepore (Brayser's) Sikh Infantry Regiment (450)-Brevet Captain Jeremiah Brayser

Column Troops:
Cavalry:
Volunteer Horse (20)-Brevet Major (Captain) Lousada Barrow

Irregular Cavalry (D & D) (90)-Lt. C.H. Palliser
13th Bengal Irregular Cavalry
3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry

Artillery: (115)
2nd Captain Frances C. Maude, RA
Commissary of Ordnance:
Lt. W.C. Russell
Maude's Mixed Bullock Battery (6)
Manned by:
3rd Company, 8th Battalion, Royal Artillery (53)
Detachment, HM 64th Foot Regiment (31)
Consisting of:
2 x 6-pndrs
2 x 9-pndrs
2 x 12-pndr Howitzers
Section, Invalid Battery (31) (2 pieces)-Lt. T. N. Harward
Manned by:
Details, Reserve (Invalid) Artillery
River Column: (arrived at Cawnpore, July 16th)
Behramapootra River Steamer-Captain Dickson
Detachment, 1st Madras Fusiliers-Captain John Spurgin
Section, Invalid Artillery Battery (2 pieces)
Versus:
Fatehpur: July 12th
3,500 Insurgents and 12 cannon (all of which were captured)
Aong: July 14th
6 cannon (all of which were captured)
Ahirwa: July 16th (Battle of Cawnpore)
5.000 Insurgents under Dunda Pant and Nana Sahib
Sources:
Official Despatches (and Accounts), London Times
Smith, Battles of the Indian Mutiny
Collier, Richard, The Great Indian Mutiny
Stubbs, History of the Bengal Artillery, Vol. 3
Fortescue, History of the British Army, Vol. 13
Anglesey, History of the British Cavalry, Vol. 2
Hewitt (Ed.), Eyewitnesses to the Indian Mutiny
Kaye and Malleson, History of the Indian Mutiny
Featherstone, D., Victorian Colonial Warfare-India
Stuart, V.A., Alexander Sheridan series, Vol.'s 2 and 3

[Siaba]

That's just perfect, Sepoy 

Now, I just have to buy the figures and paint. Thank you very much 

[sepoy1857]

That's just perfect, Sepoy 

Now, I just have to buy the figures and paint. Thank you very much 

My pleasure mon ami! Don't forget the Riverian Detail on their leaky steamship!