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
Date 25 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. 6000 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.