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'''Cavalry Division'''<br> | '''Cavalry Division'''<br> | ||
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006943/ Brigadier-General Charles Cureton]'' | ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101006943/ Brigadier-General Charles Cureton]'' | ||
| − | *1st Brigade: Brigadier White | + | *1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029262/ Brigadier Michael White] |
:*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd Light Dragoons]] | :*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd Light Dragoons]] | ||
:*[[14th Light Dragoons|HM 14th Light Dragoons]] | :*[[14th Light Dragoons|HM 14th Light Dragoons]] | ||
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'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | '''2nd Infantry Division'''<br> | ||
''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027156/ General Thackwell]''<br> | ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101027156/ General Thackwell]''<br> | ||
| − | *1st Brigade: Brigadier Pennycuick | + | *1st Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021884/ Brigadier Pennycuick] |
:*[[24th Regiment of Foot|HM 24th Foot]] | :*[[24th Regiment of Foot|HM 24th Foot]] | ||
:*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
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:*[[6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|6th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|6th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
:*[[36th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|36th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[36th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|36th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
| − | *3rd Brigade: Brigadier Penny | + | *3rd Brigade: [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101021882/ Brigadier Nicholas Penny] |
:*[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
:*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
Revision as of 13:11, 17 November 2009
| 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 | Sikhs | |
| 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
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Pope
1st Infantry Division
General Gilbert
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Mountain
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Godby
2nd Infantry Division
General Thackwell
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Pennycuick
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Hoggan
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Nicholas Penny
Artillery
- 6 horse batteries: Lane, Christie, Huish, Warner, Duncan and Fordyce.
- 3 field batteries: Dawes, Kenleside and Austin.
- 2 heavy batteries.
External Links
2nd Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
2nd Sikh War Wikipedia
Battle of Ramnagar BritishBattles.com
Battle at Ramnagar Google Books
Location of Ramnugger Google Books
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website
