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== Army of the Punjab == | |||
'''Order of Battle at Chillianwallah'''<br> | |||
''Commander in Chief: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]''<br> | |||
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'''Cavalry Division'''<br> | |||
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027156/ Maj-Gen Sir Joseph Thackwell]'' | |||
*1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029262/ Brigadier Michael White] | |||
:*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd Light Dragoons]] | |||
:*[[14th Light Dragoons|HM 14th Light Dragoons]] | |||
:*[[1st Bengal Light Cavalry]] | |||
:*[[6th Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> | |||
'''1st Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010704/ Lt-Gen Sir Walter Gilbert]'' | |||
*1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain | |||
:*[[29th Regiment of Foot|HM 29th Foot]] | |||
:*[[30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|30th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|56th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby | |||
:*[[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd European Light Infantry]] | |||
:*[[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|31st Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[70th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|70th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | |||
''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_ClydeBrigadier Colin Campbell]''<br> | |||
*1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021884/ Brigadier Pennycuick] | |||
:*[[24th Regiment of Foot|HM 24th Foot]] | |||
:*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[45th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|45th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan | |||
:*[[61st Regiment of Foot|HM 61st Foot]] | |||
:*[[6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|6th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[36th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|36th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[46th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|46th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*3rd Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021882/ Brigadier Nicholas Penny] | |||
:*[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[69th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|69th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br> | |||
'''Artillery''' | |||
*6 horse batteries: Maj-Gen Brooke | |||
:*1st Brigade: Grant, Lane, Christie and Huish | |||
:*2nd Brigade: Brind, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce | |||
*3 field batteries: Mowatt, Robertson and Dawes | |||
*2 heavy batteries: Maj Horsford, Capts Shakespeare and Ludlow | |||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Chilianwala<br> | Modern name: Chilianwala<br> | ||
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ISBN 0195978978 | ISBN 0195978978 | ||
ISBN 978-0195978971 | ISBN 978-0195978971 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Heritage History - Sikh Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War Wikipedia - 2nd Sikh War]<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_II Sikhiwiki - 2nd Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chillianwala Wikipedia - Battle of Chillianwala]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-sikh-war/chillianwallah.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Chillianwallah]<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm South Wales Borderers Regimental History]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=vq-gR8OBGcnKiwGCuaywCg&as_brr=1&id=iA4MAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chillianwallah&jtp=566#PPA566,M1 Google Books - Battle of Chillianwallah]<br>[http://members.tripod.com/%7EGlosters/Chili.htm Stephen Lewis Website - Officers who died in the battle]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA202&dq=Chillianwalla=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA202,M1 Chillianwalla - Gazetteer 1857]<br>[http://pakistaniat.com/2006/11/13/chillianwala-chase/ Chillianwala Chase] | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Heritage History - Sikh Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Anglo-Sikh_War Wikipedia - 2nd Sikh War]<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_II Sikhiwiki - 2nd Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chillianwala Wikipedia - Battle of Chillianwala]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-sikh-war/chillianwallah.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Chillianwallah]<br>[http://www.rrw.org.uk/museums/brecon/fact_sheets/4.htm South Wales Borderers Regimental History]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=vq-gR8OBGcnKiwGCuaywCg&as_brr=1&id=iA4MAAAAYAAJ&dq=Chillianwallah&jtp=566#PPA566,M1 Google Books - Battle of Chillianwallah]<br>[http://members.tripod.com/%7EGlosters/Chili.htm Stephen Lewis Website - Officers who died in the battle]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mDUQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA202&dq=Chillianwalla=rbgZSfC5AY6KswOqgtXGAQ#PPA202,M1 Chillianwalla - Gazetteer 1857]<br>[http://pakistaniat.com/2006/11/13/chillianwala-chase/ Chillianwala Chase] | ||
[[Category:2nd Sikh War|Chillianwallah, Battle of]] | [[Category:2nd Sikh War|Chillianwallah, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 17 November 2009
| Battle of Chillianwallah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 13 January 1849 | |
| Location: | Chillianwala, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.669076°N 73.598009°E | |
| Result: | Indecisive | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikhs | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Sher Singh Attariwalla | |
| Strength | ||
| 16,000 British & Indian troops 66 guns |
Est 23,000 Sikhs of the Khalsa 60 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
Army of the Punjab
Order of Battle at Chillianwallah
Commander in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Cavalry Division
Maj-Gen Sir Joseph Thackwell
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Michael White
1st Infantry Division
Lt-Gen Sir Walter Gilbert
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby
2nd Infantry Division
Colin Campbell
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Pennycuick
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Nicholas Penny
Artillery
- 6 horse batteries: Maj-Gen Brooke
- 1st Brigade: Grant, Lane, Christie and Huish
- 2nd Brigade: Brind, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce
- 3 field batteries: Mowatt, Robertson and Dawes
- 2 heavy batteries: Maj Horsford, Capts Shakespeare and Ludlow
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chilianwala
Variants: Chillianwallah
Recommended Reading
"Historic Battlefields of Pakistan" by Johnny Torrens-Spence, Oxford University Press, Karachi 2006
ISBN 0195978978
ISBN 978-0195978971
External Links
Heritage History - Sikh Wars
Wikipedia - 2nd Sikh War
Sikhiwiki - 2nd Anglo-Sikh War
Wikipedia - Battle of Chillianwala
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Chillianwallah
South Wales Borderers Regimental History
Google Books - Battle of Chillianwallah
Stephen Lewis Website - Officers who died in the battle
Chillianwalla - Gazetteer 1857
Chillianwala Chase