Episode 2 of 2

Relief Force from Arcot

Name: Relief Force from Arcot
Start: 1806-07-10
End: 1806-07-10
Location: Vellore

When: 10 July 1806
Where: Vellore
Part of: Vellore Mutiny: sepoys rise against the East India Company at Vellore Fort

Cavalry and artillery from Arcot suppressed the mutiny after a rapid march to Vellore.

Nine hours after the outbreak, a relief force comprising the British 19th Light Dragoons, galloper guns, and a squadron of the 3rd Regiment of Madras Native Cavalry rode from Arcot to Vellore, covering 16 miles in about two hours.

Sources

Vellore Mutiny Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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