Battle of Ramnuggar

Battle of Ramnuggar
Part of 2nd Sikh War
Date:	22 November 1848
Location:	Ramnagar, near Wazirabad, Punjab
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	32.441411°N 74.111882°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
East India Company	Sikh Empire
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough	Sher Singh Attariwalla
Strength
12,000 British & Indians 60 guns	20,000 Sikhs 50 guns
Casualties
150	est. a few hundred

Army of the Punjab

Order of Battle at Ramnuggur
Commander in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough

Cavalry Division
Brigadier-General Charles Cureton

• 1st Brigade: Brigadier Michael White

• HM 3rd Light Dragoons
• HM 14th Light Dragoons
• 5th Bengal Light Cavalry
• 8th Bengal Light Cavalry

• 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Pope

• HM 9th Lancers
• HM 14th Light Dragoons
• 1st Bengal Light Cavalry
• 6th Bengal Light Cavalry
  

1st Infantry Division
General Gilbert

• 1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain

• HM 29th Foot
• 30th Bengal Native Infantry
• 56th Bengal Native Infantry

• 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby

• 2nd European Light Infantry
• 31st Bengal Native Infantry
• 70th Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Infantry Division
General Joseph Thackwell

• 1st Brigade: Brigadier Pennycuick

• HM 24th Foot
• 25th Bengal Native Infantry
• 45th Bengal Native Infantry

• 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan

• HM 61st Foot
• 6th Bengal Native Infantry
• 36th Bengal Native Infantry

• 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Nicholas Penny

• 15th Bengal Native Infantry
• 20th Bengal Native Infantry
• 69th Bengal Native Infantry
  

Artillery

• 6 horse batteries: Lane, Christie, Huish, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce.
• 3 field batteries: Dawes, Kenleside and Austin.
• 2 heavy batteries.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Ramnagar
Variants: Ramnuggar/Ramnuggur/Ramnugger

External Links

2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
Battle of Ramnagar BritishBattles.com
Battle at Ramnagar Google Books
Generals' Despatches Google Books
Location of Ramnugger Google Books
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website