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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
− | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh | + | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Empire Sikh Empire] |
− | |commander1=[ | + | |commander1=[[Hugh Gough|Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]] |
|commander2=Tej Singh<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh] | |commander2=Tej Singh<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh] | ||
− | |strength1= | + | |strength1=20,000 troops<br>75 guns |
− | |strength2= | + | |strength2= 30,000 troops>br>70 guns |
− | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1=230 killed<br>2,063 wounded |
− | |casualties2= | + | |casualties2= about 10,000 |
}} | }} | ||
+ | [[Image:Sabraonmap.jpg|thumb|Sabraon Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | ||
+ | == The Army of the Sutlej == | ||
+ | '''Order of Battle at Sobraon'''<br> | ||
+ | ''Commanding in Chief: [[Hugh Gough|Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]]''<br> | ||
+ | ''Second in Command: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hardinge,_1st_Viscount_Hardinge Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge], Governor General of Bengal''<br> | ||
+ | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | ||
+ | '''Cavalry Division'''<br> | ||
+ | ''Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell''<br> | ||
+ | *1st Brigade: Colonel Scott | ||
+ | :*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons]] | ||
+ | :*[[4th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
+ | :*[[5th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
+ | :*[[9th Irregular Cavalry|9th Bengal Irregular Horse]] | ||
+ | *2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell | ||
+ | :*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]] | ||
+ | :*[[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry]] | ||
+ | *3rd Brigade: | ||
+ | :*The [[Governor General's Bodyguard]] | ||
+ | *4th Brigade: [[Charles Robert Cureton|Brigadier Charles Cureton]] | ||
+ | :*[[16th Lancers|HM 16th Queen’s Lancers]] | ||
+ | :* [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> | ||
+ | '''1st Infantry Division'''<br> | ||
+ | ''Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith''<br> | ||
+ | *1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks | ||
+ | :*[[31st Regiment of Foot|HM 31st Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|47th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | *2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny | ||
+ | :*[[50th Regiment of Foot|HM 50th Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|42nd Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[1st Gurkha Rifles|Nasiri Battalion]]<br> | ||
+ | '''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | ||
+ | ''Major General Sir Walter Gilbert''<br> | ||
+ | *3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor | ||
+ | :*[[29th Regiment of Foot|HM 29th Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|41st Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[68th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|68th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | *4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren | ||
+ | :*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal European]] | ||
+ | :*[[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Battalion]]<br> | ||
+ | '''3rd Infantry Division'''<br> | ||
+ | ''Major General Sir Robert Dick''<br> | ||
+ | *5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham | ||
+ | :*[[9th Regiment of Foot|HM 9th Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|62nd Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|63rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | *6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson | ||
+ | :*[[80th Regiment of Foot|HM 80th Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[53rd Regiment of Foot|HM 53rd Foot]] | ||
+ | :*[[49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|49th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|59th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | *Detached Brigade: | ||
+ | :*[[4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|4th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry|5th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
+ | :*[[73rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|73rd Bengal Native Infantry]]<br> | ||
+ | '''Artillery''' | ||
+ | *9 horse artillery batteries. | ||
+ | *3 field artillery nine pounder batteries. | ||
+ | *2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries. | ||
+ | *6 eighteen pounders. | ||
+ | *18 heavy howitzers and mortars. | ||
+ | </div> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War | + | [[Image:Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Army of the Sutlej medal with Sobraon clasp]] |
− | + | Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg | |
− | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War 1st Sikh War] Wikipedia<br> | |
− | + | [http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I 1st Anglo-Sikh War] Sikhiwiki<br> | |
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sobraon Battle of Sobraon] Wikipedia<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/sobraon.htm Battle of Sobraon] BritishBattles.com<br> | ||
+ | [http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/Aliwal.htm Officers killed in the battle] Stephen Lewis Website<br> | ||
+ | [http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10545/10545.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br> | ||
+ | ==Historical books online== | ||
+ | *[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=5dYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6# "The Battle of Sabraon"] by an Ex-Aide-de-Camp. ''Colburn's United Service Magazine, and Naval and Military Journal 1867 Part I'' : 6-17 Google Books | ||
+ | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/102/mode/2up Sobraon] page 102, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould Archive.org | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
− | '' | + | [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''Sahib: the British Soldier in India 1750-1914''] by Richard Holmes. Review in Fibis Military Reading List . (Pages 8-18 describe engagements of 1st Sikh War) |
Latest revision as of 00:55, 25 March 2016
Battle of Sobraon | ||
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Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
Date: | 10 February 1846 | |
Location: | Sabraon, Punjab | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 31.149705°N 74.871038°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
East India Company | Sikh Empire | |
Commanders | ||
Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Tej Singh Lal Singh | |
Strength | ||
20,000 troops 75 guns |
30,000 troops>br>70 guns | |
Casualties | ||
230 killed 2,063 wounded |
about 10,000 |
The Army of the Sutlej
Order of Battle at Sobraon
Commanding in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Second in Command: Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor General of Bengal
Cavalry Division
Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell
- 1st Brigade: Colonel Scott
- 2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell
- 3rd Brigade:
- 4th Brigade: Brigadier Charles Cureton
1st Infantry Division
Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny
2nd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Walter Gilbert
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor
- 4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren
3rd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Robert Dick
- 5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham
- 6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson
- Detached Brigade:
Artillery
- 9 horse artillery batteries.
- 3 field artillery nine pounder batteries.
- 2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries.
- 6 eighteen pounders.
- 18 heavy howitzers and mortars.
External Links
Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg
1st Sikh War Wikipedia
1st Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Battle of Sobraon Wikipedia
Battle of Sobraon BritishBattles.com
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website
Battle plan Maps FCIT
Historical books online
- "The Battle of Sabraon" by an Ex-Aide-de-Camp. Colburn's United Service Magazine, and Naval and Military Journal 1867 Part I : 6-17 Google Books
- Sobraon page 102, Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould Archive.org
Recommended Reading
Sahib: the British Soldier in India 1750-1914 by Richard Holmes. Review in Fibis Military Reading List . (Pages 8-18 describe engagements of 1st Sikh War)