Battle of Moodkee

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Battle of Moodkee
Part of 1st Sikh War
Date: 18 December 1845
Location: Mudki, Punjab
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 30.795906°N 74.900188°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Sikh Empire
Commanders
Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough Lal Singh
Strength
12,000 troops
42 guns
10,000 cavalry
4,000 infantry
22 guns
Casualties
215 killed
657 wounded
Unknown

Army of the Sutlej

For details of the regiments at the Battle of Moodkee see main article 1st Sikh War

Some Notable Casualties

External Links

1st Sikh War Wikipedia
Sikh Wars Heritage History
1st Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Battle of Moodkee British Battles.com
Battle of Mudki Wikipedia

Historical books on-line

The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith 1846 Gough's despatch archive.org
The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith 1846 List of killed and wounded at Moodkee archive.org
Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by W J D Gould Lord Gough at Moodkee archive.org