British VCGC Association cannot locate correct site of VC awarded to two soldiers of HM 42 Highlanders

2. British VCGC Association cannot
locate correct site of VC awarded to
two soldiers of HM 42 Highlanders
On 15th
January 1859 and placed it
260 miles away from the actual
location where HM 42 Highlanders two
Soldiers were awarded VC on 15th
January 1859
Major A.H Amin (Retired)
British VCGC Association cannot locate correct site of VC awarded to two soldiers of HM 42 Highlanders on 15th
January 1859 and placed it 260 miles away from the actual location where HM 42 Highlanders two soldiers were
awarded VC on 15th January 1859
• July 2022
• DOI:
• 10.13140/RG.2.2.36537.65128
• Project:
• MILITARY HISTORY
• Agha H Amin

3. https://vcgca.org/our-people/profile/1164/Walter-
COOK#:~:text=Maylah%20Ghat%2C%20India%2015%20January%201859&text=The%20British%20fough
t%20a%20number,100%20miles%20north%20of%20Benares.
The above site makes the following claim which has no connection with the actual location where these
two soldiers were awarded the VC :---
“The British fought a number of actions north of the Gogra against bands of rebels who were making
for the Nepalese border, including one on 15 January 1859 at Maylah Ghat, south-east of Gorakhpur
about 100 miles north of Benares.”