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[[Category:Battles|Meeanee, Battle of]]
'''This was one of the actions in the [[Sind Campaign]]'''
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|partof=  [[:Category:Sind Campaign|Sind Campaign]]
|partof=  [[:Category:Sind Campaign|Sind Campaign]]
|date=17 February 1843  
|date=17 February 1843  
|location=[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Meeanee Meeanee],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matiari Matiari], [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Sind Sindh], Pakistan
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miani,_Sindh Miani], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
|presidency=[[Bombay]]  
|presidency=[[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.59473,68.446513&z=11&t=h&hl=en 25.59473°N 68.446513°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=25.433333,68.43333&z=11&t=h&hl=en 25.433333°N 68.43333°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=East India Company
|combatant1=East India Company
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpur Talpurs]
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpur Talpurs]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101019748/ Gen Sir Charles Napier]
|commander1=[[Charles Napier|Gen Sir Charles Napier]]
|commander2=[http://www.talpurs.com/index.htm Talpur Amirs]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Nasir_Khan_Talpur Mir Nasir Khan Talpur]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshu_Sheedi Hosh Mohammad Sheedi]
|strength1=  
|strength1= 500 European troops<br>1,700 Native troops<br>12 guns
|strength2= 22,000
|strength2= 22,000
|casualties1=   
|casualties1=  20 officers<br>250 men
|casualties2=5,000
|casualties2=5,000 men<br>18 guns
}}
 
== Summary ==
After the retreat from the Residency in Hyderabad, Napier attacked the Talpur forces north of the city and defeated them.
== Named casualties ==
*Capt Cookson, [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]], killed
*Capt A Tucker, [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]], wounded
*Lieut S Smith, [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]], wounded
*Lt H. G C Plowden, [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]], wounded
*Ensign J H Firth, [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]], wounded
*Capt W W Tew, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], killed
*Lieut-Col J L Pennefather, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], wounded
*Capt Conway, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], wounded
*Lieut F P Harding, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], wounded
*Ensign R Pennefather, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], wounded
*Ensign H Bowden, [[22nd Regiment of Foot|HM 22nd Regiment]], wounded
*Capt Jackson, [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]], killed
*Lieut Meade, [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]], killed
*Lieut Wood, [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]], killed
*Ensign Holland, [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]]wounded
*Maj Teasdale, [[125th Napier's Rifles|25th Bombay Native Infantry]], killed
*Lieut Phayre, [[125th Napier's Rifles|25th Bombay Native Infantry]], wounded
*Lieut Bourdillon [[125th Napier's Rifles|25th Bombay Native Infantry]], wounded
*Maj Wyllie, Staff officer, wounded
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Miani Battle of Miani] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.com/books?id=A501AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA130&dq=Meeanee&as_brr=1&ei=5sOASLfsLqHQjgGX_9mhBg#PPA130,M1 Battle at Meeanee] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA608&dq=A+gazetteer+of+the+territories+under+the+government+of+the+East-India+Meeanee&hl=en&ei=Bho_TO7yBIu7jAfW9oGFBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Entry for Meeanee] Gazetteer 1857<br>
[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10543/10543.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br>
[http://www.thornber.net/england/htmlfiles/napier.html Sir Charles Napier] Craig Thornber
 
==== Historical books on-line ====
*''A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind'' by A W Hughes 1876 [http://www.archive.org/stream/agazetteerprovi00unkngoog#page/n56/mode/1up Battle of Meeanee] archive.org
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IBJ-AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA66  "Explanation of the Battle of Meeanee"]  by Major-General Sir William Napier, page 66 ''Papers on subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume 10'' (old series) 1849 Google Books


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== External Links ==
 
[http://books.google.com/books?id=A501AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA130&dq=Meeanee&as_brr=1&ei=5sOASLfsLqHQjgGX_9mhBg#PPA130,M1 Google Books - Battle at Meeanee]
 
[[Category:Battles|Meeanee, Battle of]]
[[Category:Sind Campaign|Meeanee, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 15:49, 26 June 2014

This was one of the actions in the Sind Campaign

Battle of Meeanee
Part of Sind Campaign
Date: 17 February 1843
Location: Miani, Sindh, Pakistan
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 25.433333°N 68.43333°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Talpurs
Commanders
Gen Sir Charles Napier Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
Hosh Mohammad Sheedi
Strength
500 European troops
1,700 Native troops
12 guns 		22,000
Casualties
20 officers
250 men 		5,000 men
18 guns

Summary

After the retreat from the Residency in Hyderabad, Napier attacked the Talpur forces north of the city and defeated them.

Named casualties

External Links

Battle of Miani Wikipedia
Battle at Meeanee Google Books
Entry for Meeanee Gazetteer 1857
Battle plan Maps FCIT
Sir Charles Napier Craig Thornber

Historical books on-line

  • A Gazetteer of the Province of Sind by A W Hughes 1876 Battle of Meeanee archive.org
  • "Explanation of the Battle of Meeanee" by Major-General Sir William Napier, page 66 Papers on subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume 10 (old series) 1849 Google Books

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