Battle of Chillianwallah
| 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 | Sikh Empire | |
| 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
Sir 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