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|strength2= | |strength2= 10,000 cavalry<br>4,000 infantry<br>22 guns | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=215 killed<br>657 wounded | ||
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== Army of the Sutlej == | |||
For details of the regiments at the Battle of Moodkee see main article [[1st Sikh War]] | |||
== Some Notable Casualties == | |||
*[[Robert Sale|Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale GCB]] Commander at the [[Siege of Jalalabad]] in the [[1st Afghan War]] | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/281/mode/1up Sir John M'Caskill] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War 1st Sikh War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/ | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Sikh Wars] Heritage History<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I 1st Anglo-Sikh War] Sikhiwiki<br> | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/moodkee.htm Battle of Moodkee] British Battles.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mudki Battle of Mudki] Wikipedia<br> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
*''The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith'' 1846 [http://www.archive.org/stream/warinindiadespa00smitgoog#page/n53/mode/1up Gough's despatch] archive.org<br /> | |||
*''The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith'' 1846 [http://www.archive.org/stream/warinindiadespa00smitgoog#page/n59/mode/2up List of killed and wounded at Moodkee] archive.org<br /> | |||
*''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by W J D Gould [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/87/mode/1up Lord Gough at Moodkee] archive.org | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=79 "Ferozepore District"] page 57 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library . Includes details of some who fell at the Battle of Moodkee (Mudki) | |||
[[Category:Battles|Moodkee, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:1st Sikh War|Moodkee, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 20 December 2014
| 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
- Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale GCB Commander at the Siege of Jalalabad in the 1st Afghan War
- Sir John M'Caskill
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
- "Ferozepore District" page 57 A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library . Includes details of some who fell at the Battle of Moodkee (Mudki)