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|date=1-14 September 1848 | |date=1-14 September 1848 | ||
|location=[ | |location=[[Multan]], [[Punjab]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.206085,71.479534&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.206085°N 71.479534°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.206085,71.479534&z=12&t=h&hl=en 30.206085°N 71.479534°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh Sikhs] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh Sikhs] | ||
|commander1=[http://www. | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029214/ Gen William S. Whish] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewan_Mulraj Dewan Mulraj] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewan_Mulraj Dewan Mulraj] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=32,000 and 44 guns | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 12,000 and 54 guns | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== British and Indian Forces == | |||
'''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029214/ Gen William S. Whish]''' | |||
:*8,089 men | |||
:*32 siege guns | |||
:*12 horse artillery guns | |||
'''[http://www.punjabonline.com/servlet/library.history?Action=Page&Param=45 Lieut Herbert Edwardes]''' | |||
:*4,033 Irregular Cavalry | |||
:*7,718 Irregular Infantry | |||
'''Bahawalpur Force''' | |||
:*1,900 cavalry | |||
:*5,700 infantry | |||
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sher_Singh Sher Singh]''' | |||
:*3,382 cavalry | |||
:*909 infantry | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Sikh Wars] Heritage History<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War 2nd Sikh War] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_II 2nd Anglo-Sikh War] Sikhiwiki<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cREaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA103&dq=Mooltan&as_brr=3&ei=I_tYSaaEI6asNYXZnPMF#PPA103,M1 Siege of Mooltan] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CORXAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA261&dq=Multan&as_brr=3&ei=7w0wSbi1NJTckwTwrM3-Dw#PRA1-PA262,M1 Siege of Multan] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.redcoat.info/Multan.htm Officers who died at Multan] www.redcoat.info<br> | |||
[[Category:2nd Sikh War|Multan Sept 1848, Siege of]] | [[Category:2nd Sikh War|Multan Sept 1848, Siege of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:20, 17 November 2009
| Siege of Multan Sept 1848 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 1-14 September 1848 | |
| Location: | Multan, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.206085°N 71.479534°E | |
| Result: | Siege abandoned | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikhs | |
| Commanders | ||
| Gen William S. Whish | Dewan Mulraj | |
| Strength | ||
| 32,000 and 44 guns | 12,000 and 54 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
British and Indian Forces
- 8,089 men
- 32 siege guns
- 12 horse artillery guns
- 4,033 Irregular Cavalry
- 7,718 Irregular Infantry
Bahawalpur Force
- 1,900 cavalry
- 5,700 infantry
- 3,382 cavalry
- 909 infantry
External Links
Sikh Wars Heritage History
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Siege of Mooltan Google Books
Siege of Multan Google Books
Officers who died at Multan www.redcoat.info