THE BAREILLY MICKEY MOUSE SKIRMISH
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The document summarizes a skirmish that took place in Bareilly, India in 1858 between British and Ghazi forces. A small unit of 42 Highlanders commanded by General Colin Campbell defeated a Ghazi suicide attack, suffering only 2 casualties while the Ghazi forces were totally defeated. The document refers to the skirmish as the "Mickey Mouse Skirmish at Bareilly" due to the one-sided nature of the British victory over the larger Ghazi forces with few British casualties.
THE BAREILLY MICKEY MOUSE SKIRMISH
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- 2. MICKEY MOUSE SKIRMISH AT BAREILLY-WAS A PATHETIC AFFAIR IN WHICH THE BRITISH COMPANY’S ARMY COMMANDED BY GENERAL COLIN CAMPBELL LOST ONLY 9 KILLED AND 40 WOUNDED- THE GHAZI SUICIDE ATTACK WAS TOTAL FAILURE DEFEATED BY 42 HIGHLANDERS WITH 2 FATAL CASUALTIES-5TH MAY 1858 ? June 2022 ? DOI: ? 10.13140/RG.2.2.32153.29281 ? Project: ? MILITARY HISTORY ? Agha H Amin