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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011135/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough] | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011135/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough] | ||
|commander2=[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh] | |commander2=[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh] | ||
| − | |strength1=12,000 | + | |strength1=12,000 troops<br>42 guns |
|strength2= 10,000 cavalry<br>4,000 infantry<br>22 guns | |strength2= 10,000 cavalry<br>4,000 infantry<br>22 guns | ||
| − | |casualties1= | + | |casualties1=215 killed<br>657 wounded |
| − | |casualties2= | + | |casualties2=Unknown |
}} | }} | ||
| + | == Some Notable Casualties == | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Sale Major-General Sir Robert Sale] Commander at the [[Siege of Jalalabad]] in the [[1st Afghan War]] | ||
| + | *Sir John M'Caskill | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War Wikipedia - 1st Sikh War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Heritage History - Sikh Wars]<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/moodkee.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Moodkee]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mudki Wikipedia - Battle of Mudki]<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War Wikipedia - 1st Sikh War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_sikh.php Heritage History - Sikh Wars]<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/moodkee.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Moodkee]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mudki Wikipedia - Battle of Mudki]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/88/mode/2up Muddkee] page 88, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould Archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/88/mode/2up Muddkee] page 88, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould Archive.org | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 14 November 2009
| Battle of Moodkee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 18 December 1845 | |
| Location: | Mudki, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.795906°N 74.900188°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikhs | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Lal Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 12,000 troops 42 guns |
10,000 cavalry 4,000 infantry 22 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 215 killed 657 wounded |
Unknown | |
Some Notable Casualties
- Major-General Sir Robert Sale Commander at the Siege of Jalalabad in the 1st Afghan War
- Sir John M'Caskill
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Sikh War
Heritage History - Sikh Wars
Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War
BritishBattles.com - Battle of Moodkee
Wikipedia - Battle of Mudki
Muddkee page 88, Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould Archive.org
