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Revision as of 13:14, 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 | 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
- 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
