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*Two troops of [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] | *Two troops of [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] | ||
'''Cavalry Division''' under Maj-Gen Sr J. Thackwell KCB KH | |||
Brig Cureton's Brigade of Cavalry | |||
*HM [[16th Lancers]] under Lt-Col Macdowell | |||
*Governor-General's Bodyguard under Capt Dawkins | |||
*1st Regiment of Light Cavalry under Major Crommelin | |||
*4th Irregular Cavalty under Maj Oldfield | |||
'''Artillery''' under Brigadier Gowan | |||
*Maj Lane's troop of [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] | |||
*Maj Alexander's troop of [[Bengal Horse Artillery]] | |||
'''3rd Infantry Brigade''' under Maj-Gen Valiant KH | |||
*HM 40th Regiment of Foot under Maj Stopford | |||
*2nd Regiment of Grenadiers under Lt-Col Hamilto | |||
*16th Regiment of Grenadiers under Lt-Col Maclaren CB | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 4 November 2011
| Gwalior Campaign | |
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| 1843 | |
| Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns | |
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| Location: Gwalior State | |
| Combatants: | |
| British Field Forces | Gwalior State forces |
| Result: British control of Gwalior | |
| Medals: Gwalior Star | |
| Links: | |
| Category: Category:Gwalior Campaign 1843 | |
Summary
The British intervened in a succession dispute and defeated the Gwalior army. The Chanderi District was ceded and a British Resident installed to supervise the state government.
Army of Exercise
Lt Gen Sir Hugh Gough commander in chief
Right Wing at Agra
Lt Gen Sir Hugh Gough commanding two divisions of infantry,
two brigades of cavalry and a complement of artillery including
- HM 39th Regiment of Foot
- 56th Bengal Native Infantry
- One battery of Bengal Horse Artillery
Left Wing at Jhansi
Maj-Gen John Grey commanding a division of infantry,
a brigade of cavalry and a complement of artillery including
- 16th Lancers
- Two troops of Bengal Horse Artillery
Cavalry Division under Maj-Gen Sr J. Thackwell KCB KH
Brig Cureton's Brigade of Cavalry
- HM 16th Lancers under Lt-Col Macdowell
- Governor-General's Bodyguard under Capt Dawkins
- 1st Regiment of Light Cavalry under Major Crommelin
- 4th Irregular Cavalty under Maj Oldfield
Artillery under Brigadier Gowan
- Maj Lane's troop of Bengal Horse Artillery
- Maj Alexander's troop of Bengal Horse Artillery
3rd Infantry Brigade under Maj-Gen Valiant KH
- HM 40th Regiment of Foot under Maj Stopford
- 2nd Regiment of Grenadiers under Lt-Col Hamilto
- 16th Regiment of Grenadiers under Lt-Col Maclaren CB
External links
- Gwalior State Wikipedia
- Gwalior Campaign Wikipedia
- Popular Resistance and the 1843 Uprising Sindhias and the Raj by Amar Farooqui 2011
- Victorians at War: Gwalior Campaign (1843) Google Books
- Gwalior War indohistory.com
- Central India Map showing Gwalior University of Chicago
Historical books on-line
The Life and Campaigns of Hugh, First Viscount Gough, Field-Marshal Vol I by Robert S. Rait 1903 The Gwalior Campaign
Lord Ellenborough's correspondence archive .org
Our Soldiers by William H. G. Kingston 1898 Gwalior Campaign archive .org