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[[Image:Aliwalmap.jpg|thumb|right|Aliwal Location<br>1920-1946 Survey]]
== Order of Battle ==
''Commander: General Sir Harry Smith''<br>''Cavalry Division: Brigadier General Cureton''<br>
'''Brigadier Macdowell’s brigade:'''
*HM 16th Queen’s Lancers
*3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
*4th Bengal Irregular Cavalry.
'''Brigade Stedman’s brigade:'''
*Governor General’s Bodyguard
*1st Bengal Light Cavalry
*5th Bengal Light Cavalry
*Shekawati Cavalry.
'''Horse Artillery:'''<br>
Major Laurenson, 3 batteries.
'''Infantry Division:'''<br>
''1st Brigade:''
*HM 31st Foot
*24th Bengal Native Infantry
*47th Bengal Native Infantry<br>
''2nd Brigade: Brigadier Wheeler;''
*HM 50th Foot
*48th Bengal Native Infantry
*Sirmoor Battalion of Gurkhas<br>
''3rd Brigade:'' Brigadier Wilson;
*HM 53rd Foot
*30th Bengal Native Infantry.
''4th Brigade: Colonel Godby;''
*36th Bengal Native Infantry
*Nasiri Battalion of Gurkhas<br>
'''Artillery:'''
*2 field batteries
*2 eight-inch howitzers.
== William Morris - 16th Lancers at Aliwal ==
