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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Sikh War|2nd Sikh War]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Sikh War|2nd Sikh War]] | ||
|date=22 November 1848 | |date=22 November 1848 | ||
|location=Ramnagar, near Wazirabad, Punjab | |location=Ramnagar, near [[Wazirabad]], [[Punjab]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.441411,74.111882&z=14&t=h&hl=en 32.441411°N 74.111882°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.441411,74.111882&z=14&t=h&hl=en 32.441411°N 74.111882°E] | ||
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|territory= | |territory= | ||
|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= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher_Singh_Attariwalla Sher Singh Attariwalla] | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher_Singh_Attariwalla Sher Singh Attariwalla] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=12,000 British & Indians<br>60 guns | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=20,000 Sikhs<br>50 guns | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= 150 | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= est. a few hundred | ||
}} | }} | ||
== Summary== | |||
The Sikhs set their line of defence at the Chenab River. [[Hugh Gough]] led his army against them but his cavalry attack was repulsed. The Sikhs considered this a victory but then withdrew. | |||
== Army of the Punjab == | == Army of the Punjab == | ||
Order of Battle at Ramnuggur<br> | '''Order of Battle at Ramnuggur'''<br> | ||
''Commander in Chief: [ | ''Commander in Chief: [[Hugh Gough|Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]]''<br> | ||
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | <div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | ||
'''Cavalry Division'''<br> | '''Cavalry Division'''<br> | ||
''Brigadier-General Charles Cureton'' | ''[[Charles Robert Cureton|Brigadier-General Charles Cureton]]'' | ||
*1st Brigade: Brigadier White | *1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029262/ Brigadier Michael White] | ||
:*HM 3rd Light Dragoons | :*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd Light Dragoons]] | ||
:*HM 14th Light Dragoons | :*[[14th Light Dragoons|HM 14th Light Dragoons]] | ||
:*5th Bengal Light Cavalry | :*[[5th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
:*8th Bengal Light Cavalry | :*[[8th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier | *2nd Brigade: Brigadier Pope | ||
:*HM | :*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]] | ||
:*HM 14th Light Dragoons | :*[[14th Light Dragoons|HM 14th Light Dragoons]] | ||
:* | :*[[1st Bengal Light Cavalry]] | ||
:* | :*[[6th Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> | ||
'''1st Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''General Gilbert'' | |||
*1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain | |||
:*[[29th Regiment of Foot|HM 29th Foot]] | |||
:*[[30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|30th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|56th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby | |||
:*[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd European Light Infantry]] | |||
:*[[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|31st Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[70th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|70th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027156/ General Joseph Thackwell]''<br> | |||
*1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021884/ Brigadier Pennycuick] | |||
:*[[24th Regiment of Foot|HM 24th Foot]] | |||
:*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[45th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|45th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan | |||
:*[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Foot]] | |||
:*[[6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|6th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[36th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|36th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*3rd Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021882/ Brigadier Nicholas Penny] | |||
:*[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[69th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|69th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br> | |||
'''Artillery''' | |||
*6 horse batteries: Lane, Christie, Huish, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce. | |||
*3 field batteries: Dawes, Kenleside and Austin. | |||
*2 heavy batteries. | |||
</div> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Ramnagar<br> | |||
Variants: Ramnuggar/Ramnuggur/Ramnugger<br> | |||
: | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_II 2nd Anglo-Sikh War] Sikhiwiki<br> | |||
: | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War 2nd Sikh War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
: | [http://www.britishbattles.com/second-sikh-war/ramnagar.htm Battle of Ramnagar] BritishBattles.com<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA520&dq=Ramnuggur&as_brr=3#PPA520,M1 Battle at Ramnagar] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AonUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA289&dq=Campbell+Gough+1848&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Campbell%20Gough%201848&f=false Generals' Despatches] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HF1HAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA68&dq=Ramnugger+1848&as_brr=3#PPA68,M1 Location of Ramnugger] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/Ramnag.htm Officers killed in the battle] Stephen Lewis Website | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
== | ''Narrative of the Second Sikh War in 1848-49'' by Edward Joseph Thackwell 1851 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AonUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA29&dq=Narrative+of+the+second+Sikh+war,+in+1848-49+Ramnugger&hl=en&ei=3smvTrrdJcbV8gPw0r2UAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Ramnugger] Google Books | ||
Latest revision as of 11:23, 24 March 2013
| Battle of Ramnuggar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 22 November 1848 | |
| Location: | Ramnagar, near Wazirabad, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.441411°N 74.111882°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikh Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Sher Singh Attariwalla | |
| Strength | ||
| 12,000 British & Indians 60 guns |
20,000 Sikhs 50 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 150 | est. a few hundred | |
Summary
The Sikhs set their line of defence at the Chenab River. Hugh Gough led his army against them but his cavalry attack was repulsed. The Sikhs considered this a victory but then withdrew.
Army of the Punjab
Order of Battle at Ramnuggur
Commander in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Cavalry Division
Brigadier-General Charles Cureton
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Michael White
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Pope
1st Infantry Division
General Gilbert
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby
2nd Infantry Division
General Joseph Thackwell
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Pennycuick
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Nicholas Penny
Artillery
- 6 horse batteries: Lane, Christie, Huish, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce.
- 3 field batteries: Dawes, Kenleside and Austin.
- 2 heavy batteries.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ramnagar
Variants: Ramnuggar/Ramnuggur/Ramnugger
External Links
2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
Battle of Ramnagar BritishBattles.com
Battle at Ramnagar Google Books
Generals' Despatches Google Books
Location of Ramnugger Google Books
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website
Historical books on-line
Narrative of the Second Sikh War in 1848-49 by Edward Joseph Thackwell 1851 Battle of Ramnugger Google Books