Siege of Multan Dec 1848
| 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 | ||
Multan Field Force
Commanded by: Gen William S. Whish
Order of Battle 27 December 1848
Left Column
Brigadier the Hon Henry Dundas CB
- 5 Coys 1st Bombay Fusiliers (Major Mignan)
- 4th Bombay Native Infantry Rifles (Major Honner)
- No 7 Light Field Battery (Capt Turnbull)
- On Squadron Scinde Horse (Lieut Merewether)
- One Coy Sappers (Lieut Kendall)
- Lieuts Maxwell & Pollard, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column
Left Centre Column
Brigadier Capon
- 5 Coys HM 60th Rifles (Major Dennis)
- 3rd Bombay Native Infantry (Major Hallett)
- No 5 Light Field Battery (Capt Bailey)
- On Squadron 1st Bombay Lancers (Capt Curtis)
- One Coy Sappers (Lieut Walker)
- Capt Abercrombie, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column
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
- 5 Coys HM 10th Foot (Capt Longden)
- 52nd Native Infantry (Capt Jamieson)
- Four guns 4th Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery (Capt Mackenzie)
- On Squadron 11th Irregular Cavalry (Capt Dowson)
- Two Coys Sappers (Lieut Grindall)
- Major Napier & Capt Western, Bengal Engineers, conducting the column
Assault Force 2 January 1849
Bengal Division
Right Column: Brigadier Frederick Markham
- HM 32nd Foot
- 49th Native Infantry
- 72nd Native Infantry
- Engineer Officer, 1 Sergeant and 12 Artillerymen
Bombay Division
Left Column: Brigadier Stalker CB
- 1st Bombay Fusiliers
- 4th Bombay Native Infantry Rifles
- 19th Bombay Native Infantry
- Engineer Officer, 1 Sergeant and 12 Artillerymen
External Links
Sikh Wars Heritage History
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Siege of Multan Wikipedia
Siege of Mooltan Google Books
Officers who died at Multan www.redcoat.info
Sir William Whish ODNB