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[[Image:Sabraonmap.jpg|thumb|Sabraon Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]] | |||
== The Army of the Sutlej == | |||
'''Order of Battle at Sobraon'''<br> | |||
''Commanding in Chief: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]''<br> | |||
''Second in Command: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hardinge,_1st_Viscount_Hardinge Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge], Governor General of Bengal''<br> | |||
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2"> | |||
'''Cavalry Division'''<br> | |||
''Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell''<br> | |||
*1st Brigade: Colonel Scott | |||
:*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons]] | |||
:*[[4th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | |||
:*[[5th Bengal Light Cavalry]] | |||
:*[[9th Irregular Cavalry|9th Bengal Irregular Horse]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell | |||
:*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]] | |||
:*[[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry]] | |||
*3rd Brigade: | |||
:*The [[Governor General's Bodyguard]] | |||
*4th Brigade: Brigadier Cureton | |||
:*[[16th Lancers|HM 16th Queen’s Lancers]] | |||
:* [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> | |||
'''1st Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith''<br> | |||
*1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks | |||
:*[[31st Regiment of Foot|HM 31st Foot]] | |||
:*[[47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|47th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny | |||
:*[[50th Regiment of Foot|HM 50th Foot]] | |||
:*[[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|42nd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[1st Gurkha Rifles|Nasiri Battalion]]<br> | |||
'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''Major General Sir Walter Gilbert''<br> | |||
*3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor | |||
:*[[29th Regiment of Foot|HM 29th Foot]] | |||
:*[[41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|41st Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[68th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|68th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren | |||
:*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal European]] | |||
:*[[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Battalion]]<br> | |||
'''3rd Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''Major General Sir Robert Dick''<br> | |||
*5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham | |||
:*[[9th Regiment of Foot|HM 9th Foot]] | |||
:*[[62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|62nd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|63rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson | |||
:*[[80th Regiment of Foot|HM 80th Foot]] | |||
:*[[53rd Regiment of Foot|HM 53rd Foot]] | |||
:*[[49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|49th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|59th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*Detached Brigade: | |||
:*[[4th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry|4th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry|5th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[73rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|73rd Bengal Native Infantry]]<br> | |||
'''Artillery''' | |||
*9 horse artillery batteries. | |||
*3 field artillery nine pounder batteries. | |||
*2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries. | |||
*6 eighteen pounders. | |||
*18 heavy howitzers and mortars. | |||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10545/10545.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br> | [http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10545/10545.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/102/mode/2up Sobraon] page 102, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould Archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/102/mode/2up Sobraon] page 102, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould Archive.org | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Sahib"'' pp.6-18, by R. Holmes 2006 ISBN 0007137532 | ''"Sahib"'' pp.6-18, by R. Holmes 2006 ISBN 0007137532 | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 15 November 2009
| Battle of Sobraon | ||
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| Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 10 February 1846 | |
| Location: | Sabraon, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.149705°N 74.871038°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikhs | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Tej Singh Lal Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 20,000 troops 75 guns |
30,000 troops>br>70 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 230 killed 2,063 wounded |
about 10,000 | |
Survey 1920-1946
The Army of the Sutlej
Order of Battle at Sobraon
Commanding in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Second in Command: Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor General of Bengal
Cavalry Division
Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell
- 1st Brigade: Colonel Scott
- 2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell
- 3rd Brigade:
- 4th Brigade: Brigadier Cureton
1st Infantry Division
Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny
2nd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Walter Gilbert
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor
- 4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren
3rd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Robert Dick
- 5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham
- 6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson
- Detached Brigade:
Artillery
- 9 horse artillery batteries.
- 3 field artillery nine pounder batteries.
- 2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries.
- 6 eighteen pounders.
- 18 heavy howitzers and mortars.
External Links
1st Sikh War Wikipedia
1st Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Battle of Sobraon Wikipedia
Battle of Sobraon BritishBattles.com
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website
Battle plan Maps FCIT
Sobraon page 102, Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould Archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Sahib" pp.6-18, by R. Holmes 2006 ISBN 0007137532