Battle of Badli-ki-Serai

Battle of Badli-ki-Serai
	Part of the Indian rebellion of 1857
Date	8 June 1857
Location	Near Delhi, India
Result	Company victory
Belligerents
East India Company; Kingdom of Nepal	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Henry W. Barnard	Mirza Mughal (absent); Mirza Khizr Sultan
Strength
2,000 infantry; 500 cavalry; 22 guns	approx. 9,000 infantry; approx. 400 cavalry; 30 guns
Casualties and losses
51 killed; 131 wounded	approx. 1000; 13 guns

The Battle of Badli-ki-Serai was fought early in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, or First War of Indian Independence as it has since been termed in Indian histories of the events. A British and Gurkha force defeated a force of sepoys who had rebelled against the British East India Company. The British victory allowed them to besiege and ultimately capture Delhi.

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