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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Sikh War|2nd Sikh War]]
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|date=27 December 1848- 22 January 1849
|date=27 December 1848- 22 January 1849
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multan Multan, Punjab]
|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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== Bombay Column ==
'''Order of Battle 28 December 1848'''<br>
''Commanded by: [http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/component/content/article/192/3792-whish-sir-william-sampson.html Gen William S. Whish]''<br>
'''Left Column'''<br>
''Brigadier the Hon H Dundas CB''
*5 Coys [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers|1st Bombay Fusiliers]] (Major Mignan)
*[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|4th Bombay Native Infantry Rifles]] (Major Honner)
*No 7 Light Field Battery (Capt Turnbull)
*On Squadron [[1st Scinde Irregular Horse|Scinde Horse]] (Lieut Merewether)
*One Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers]] (Lieut Kendall)
*Lieuts Maxwell & Pollard, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column
'''Left Centre Column'''<br>
''Brigadier Capon''
*5 Coys [[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 60th Rifles]] (Major Dennis)
*[[3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry|3rd Bombay Native Infantry]] (Major Hallett)
*No 5 Light Field Battery (Capt Bailey)
*On Squadron [[1st Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (Lancers)|1st Bombay Lancers]] (Capt Curtis)
*One Coy [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers]] (Lieut Walker)
*Capt Abercrombie, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column
'''Right Centre Column'''<br>
''Lt-Col Nash CB, [[72nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|72nd Native Infantry]]''
*3 Coys [[32nd Regiment of Foot|HM 32nd Foot]] (Major Case)
*6 Coys [[72nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|72nd Native Infantry]] (Capt Lloyd)
*Four guns 4th Troop 3rd Brigade Horse Artillery (Capt Anderson)
*3rd Coy Pioneers (Lieut Gordon)
'''Right Column'''<br>
''Lt-Col Young, [[10th Regiment of Foot|HM 10th Foot]]''
*5 Coys [[10th Regiment of Foot|HM 10th Foot]] (Capt Longden)
*[[52nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|52nd Native Infantry]] (Capt Jamieson)
*Four guns 4th Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery (Capt Mackenzie)
*On Squadron [[11th Irregular Cavalry]] (Capt Dowson)
*Two Coys [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers]] (Lieut Grindall)
Major Napier & Capt Western, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Revision as of 17:23, 17 November 2009

Siege of Multan Dec 1848
Part of 2nd Sikh War
Date: 27 December 1848- 22 January 1849
Location: Multan, Punjab
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 30.206085°N 71.479534°E
Result: Multan captured
Combatants
East India Company Sikhs
Commanders
Gen William S. Whish Dewan Mulraj
Strength
Casualties

Bombay Column

Order of Battle 28 December 1848
Commanded by: Gen William S. Whish
Left Column
Brigadier the Hon H Dundas CB

Left Centre Column
Brigadier Capon

Right Centre Column
Lt-Col Nash CB, 72nd Native Infantry

  • 3 Coys HM 32nd Foot (Major Case)
  • 6 Coys 72nd Native Infantry (Capt Lloyd)
  • Four guns 4th Troop 3rd Brigade Horse Artillery (Capt Anderson)
  • 3rd Coy Pioneers (Lieut Gordon)

Right Column
Lt-Col Young, HM 10th Foot

Major Napier & Capt Western, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column

External Links

Sikh Wars Heritage History
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Siege of Multan Wikipedia
Siege of Mooltan Google Books
Sir William Whish ODNB