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{{War|name=Sind Campaign|dates=1842-43 |image= |result=British victory. Sind annexed. |medal=<br>[http:// | {{War|name=Sind Campaign|dates=1842-43 |image= |result=British victory. Sind annexed. |medal=<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scinde_Medal Scinde Medal]<br>Versions: Meeanee 1843; Hyderabad 1843; Meeanee, Hyderabad 1843. |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Talpurs |category=[[:Category:Sind Campaign|Sind Campaign]] }} | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[ | [[Charles Napier]] was sent to [[Sind]] in 1842 by the Governor-General [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Law,_1st_Earl_of_Ellenborough Lord Ellenborough] to suppress the Muslim rulers of the area who had become hostile following the end of the [[1st Afghan War]]. The Talpurs were thoroughly defeated at the [[Battle of Meeanee]] and this led to the annexation of Sindh by the [[Bombay Presidency]] which renamed it the Sind Division. It was separated from the Presidency becoming Sind Province in 1936. | ||
There was fierce criticism in Great Britain of the campaign which was seen as a provocative war of annexation. | There was fierce criticism in Great Britain of the campaign which was seen as a provocative war of annexation. | ||
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For further details of events during this period see the following articles | For further details of events during this period see the following articles | ||
{| | {| | ||
|[[Battle of Hyderabad]] | |||
|15 February 1843 | |||
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|[[Battle of Meeanee]] | |[[Battle of Meeanee]] | ||
|17 February 1843 | |17 February 1843 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Battle of Dubba]] | |[[Battle of Dubba]] | ||
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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/134/mode/1up/ Lord Ellenborough (1790-1871)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/134/mode/1up/ Lord Ellenborough (1790-1871)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/218/mode/1up/ John Jacob (1812-1858)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/310/mode/1up Charles Napier (1782-1853)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/310/mode/1up Charles Napier (1782-1853)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/325/mode/1up/ James Outram (1803-1863)]<br> | |||
== Napier's Army == | == Napier's Army == | ||
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== External Link == | == External Link == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Es6x4u_g19UC&pg=PA46&dq=Sind&as_brr=3&hl=en#PPA46,M1 Campaign Chronology] Google Books<br> | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Es6x4u_g19UC&pg=PA46&dq=Sind&as_brr=3&hl=en#PPA46,M1 Campaign Chronology] Google Books<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Napier#India Napier & Sind Campaign 1842-43] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=7645730 Sind Division] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://img.freebase.com/api/trans/raw//wikipedia/images/commons_id/395338 Map of Sind 1909] img.freebase.com<br> | |||
*[http://www.thornber.net/england/htmlfiles/napier.html Charles Napier] www.thornber.net | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20239/page/2246 "Report of the capture of Oomeroote, by the troops under the orders of Major Woodburn"] [25th Regiment] Report dated April 5, 1843. ''The London Gazette''. Publication date: 4 July 1843 Issue:20239 Page:2245 | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/conquestofscinde00napiuoft ''The Conquest of Scinde: With Some Introductory Passages in the Life of Major-General Sir Charles James Napier''] by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1845 2nd Edition, containing Parts I and II. Archive.org | |||
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jocxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP7 ''The History of General Sir Charles Napier's Conquest of Scinde''] by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 2nd Edition 1857 Google Books | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/conquestscindea00outrgoog ''The Conquest of Scinde: A Commentary: Part I General Sir Charles Napier's Negotiations with the Ameers''] by Sir James Outram 1846 Archive.org | |||
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=B-RAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA321 ''The Conquest of Scinde: A Commentary: Part II Campaign in Scinde and Treatment of the Ameers''] by Sir James Outram 1846 Google Books | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/britishrelations0000hutt/page/n7/mode/2up ''British Relations with Sind, 1799-1843 : an Anatomy of Imperialism''] by Robert A Huttenback 1962. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. | |||
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Sind Campaign 1842-43]] | [[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Sind Campaign 1842-43]] | ||
[[Category:Sind Campaign| Sind Campaign]] | [[Category:Sind Campaign| Sind Campaign]] | ||
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Sind Campaign 1842-43]] | [[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Sind Campaign 1842-43]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 28 June 2021
| Sind Campaign | |
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| 1842-43 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: | |
| Combatants: | |
| East India Company | Talpurs |
| Result: British victory. Sind annexed. | |
| Medals: Scinde Medal Versions: Meeanee 1843; Hyderabad 1843; Meeanee, Hyderabad 1843. | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Sind Campaign | |
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See our interactive map of Sind Campaign locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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Summary
Charles Napier was sent to Sind in 1842 by the Governor-General Lord Ellenborough to suppress the Muslim rulers of the area who had become hostile following the end of the 1st Afghan War. The Talpurs were thoroughly defeated at the Battle of Meeanee and this led to the annexation of Sindh by the Bombay Presidency which renamed it the Sind Division. It was separated from the Presidency becoming Sind Province in 1936.
There was fierce criticism in Great Britain of the campaign which was seen as a provocative war of annexation.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Battle of Hyderabad | 15 February 1843 |
| Battle of Meeanee | 17 February 1843 |
| Battle of Dubba | 24 March 1843 |
| Battle of Oodera | 14 June 1843 |
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906
Lord Ellenborough (1790-1871)
John Jacob (1812-1858)
Charles Napier (1782-1853)
James Outram (1803-1863)
Napier's Army
- 9th Bengal Light Cavalry
- Sinde Irregular Horse
- Detail Poona Irregular Horse
- 2nd Coy 2nd Battalion Camel Battery
- 3rd Coy 3rd battalion Golundauze Horse and Mule Battery
- C Coy Madras Sappers and Miners
- HM 22nd Regiment
- 1st Grenadier Regiment
- 12th Bombay Native Infantry
- 25th Bombay Native Infantry
External Link
- Campaign Chronology Google Books
- Napier & Sind Campaign 1842-43 Wikipedia
- Sind Division Wikipedia
- Map of Sind 1909 img.freebase.com
- Charles Napier www.thornber.net
Historical books online
- "Report of the capture of Oomeroote, by the troops under the orders of Major Woodburn" [25th Regiment] Report dated April 5, 1843. The London Gazette. Publication date: 4 July 1843 Issue:20239 Page:2245
- The Conquest of Scinde: With Some Introductory Passages in the Life of Major-General Sir Charles James Napier by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1845 2nd Edition, containing Parts I and II. Archive.org
- The History of General Sir Charles Napier's Conquest of Scinde by Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 2nd Edition 1857 Google Books
- The Conquest of Scinde: A Commentary: Part I General Sir Charles Napier's Negotiations with the Ameers by Sir James Outram 1846 Archive.org
- The Conquest of Scinde: A Commentary: Part II Campaign in Scinde and Treatment of the Ameers by Sir James Outram 1846 Google Books
- British Relations with Sind, 1799-1843 : an Anatomy of Imperialism by Robert A Huttenback 1962. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.