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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
 
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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Empire Sikh Empire]
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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101011135/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough]   
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|commander1=[[Hugh Gough|Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]]   
 
|commander2=Tej Singh<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh]
 
|commander2=Tej Singh<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Lal_Singh Lal Singh]
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|strength1=20,000 troops<br>75 guns
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|strength2= 30,000 troops>br>70 guns
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|casualties1=230 killed<br>2,063 wounded
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|casualties2= about 10,000
 
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[[Image:Sabraonmap.jpg|thumb|Sabraon Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
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== The Army of the Sutlej ==
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'''Order of Battle at Sobraon'''<br>
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''Commanding in Chief: [[Hugh Gough|Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough]]''<br>
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''Second in Command: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hardinge,_1st_Viscount_Hardinge Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge], Governor General of Bengal''<br>
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<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
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'''Cavalry Division'''<br>
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''Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell''<br>
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*1st Brigade: Colonel Scott
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:*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons]]
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:*[[4th Bengal Light Cavalry]]
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:*[[5th Bengal Light Cavalry]]
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:*[[9th Irregular Cavalry|9th Bengal Irregular Horse]]
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*2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell
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:*[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]
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:*[[2nd Bengal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry]]
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*3rd Brigade:
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:*The [[Governor General's Bodyguard]]
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*4th Brigade: [[Charles Robert Cureton|Brigadier Charles Cureton]]
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:*[[16th Lancers|HM 16th Queen’s Lancers]]
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:* [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br>
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'''1st Infantry Division'''<br>
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''Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith''<br>
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*1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks
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:*[[31st Regiment of Foot|HM 31st Foot]]
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:*[[47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|47th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny
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:*[[50th Regiment of Foot|HM 50th Foot]]
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:*[[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|42nd Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[1st Gurkha Rifles|Nasiri Battalion]]<br>
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'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br>
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''Major General Sir Walter Gilbert''<br>
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*3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor
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:*[[29th Regiment of Foot|HM 29th Foot]]
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:*[[41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|41st Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[68th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|68th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren
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:*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal European]]
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:*[[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Battalion]]<br>
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'''3rd Infantry Division'''<br>
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''Major General Sir Robert Dick''<br>
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*5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham
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:*[[9th Regiment of Foot|HM 9th Foot]]
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:*[[62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|62nd Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|63rd Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson
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:*[[80th Regiment of Foot|HM 80th Foot]]
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:*[[53rd Regiment of Foot|HM 53rd Foot]]
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:*[[49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|49th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|59th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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*Detached Brigade:
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:*[[4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|4th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry|5th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*[[73rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|73rd Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>
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'''Artillery'''
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*9 horse artillery batteries.
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*3 field artillery nine pounder batteries.
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*2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries.
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*6 eighteen pounders.
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*18 heavy howitzers and mortars.
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</div>
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War Wikipedia - 1st Sikh War]<br>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sobraon Wikipedia - Battle of Sobraon]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/sobraon.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Sobraon]<br>[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/Aliwal.htm Stephen Lewis Website - Officers killed in the battle]<br>[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10545/10545.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/102/mode/2up Sobraon] page 102, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould  Archive.org
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[[Image:Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Army of the Sutlej medal with Sobraon clasp]]
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Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Sikh_War 1st Sikh War] Wikipedia<br>
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[[Image:Sabraonmap.jpg|thumb|Sabraon Location<br>Survey 1920-1946]]
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[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I 1st Anglo-Sikh War] Sikhiwiki<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sobraon Battle of Sobraon] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/sobraon.htm Battle of Sobraon] BritishBattles.com<br>
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[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/Aliwal.htm Officers killed in the battle] Stephen Lewis Website<br>
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[http://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/10500/10545/10545.htm Battle plan] Maps FCIT<br>
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==Historical books online==
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*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=5dYRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA6# "The Battle of Sabraon"] by an Ex-Aide-de-Camp. ''Colburn's United Service Magazine, and Naval and Military Journal  1867 Part I'' : 6-17 Google Books
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/102/mode/2up Sobraon] page 102, ''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould  Archive.org
  
 
== Recommended Reading ==
 
== Recommended Reading ==
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''"Sahib"'' pp.6-18, by R. Holmes 2006 ISBN 0007137532
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[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''Sahib: the British Soldier in India 1750-1914''] by Richard Holmes. Review in Fibis Military Reading List . (Pages 8-18 describe engagements of 1st Sikh War)

Latest revision as of 00:55, 25 March 2016

Battle of Sobraon
Part of 1st Sikh War
Date: 10 February 1846
Location: Sabraon, Punjab
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 31.149705°N 74.871038°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Sikh Empire
Commanders
Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough Tej Singh
Lal Singh
Strength
20,000 troops
75 guns 		30,000 troops>br>70 guns
Casualties
230 killed
2,063 wounded 		about 10,000
Sabraon Location
Survey 1920-1946

The Army of the Sutlej

Order of Battle at Sobraon
Commanding in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Second in Command: Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor General of Bengal

Cavalry Division
Major General Sir Joseph Thackwell

  • 1st Brigade: Colonel Scott
  • 2nd Brigade: Colonel Campbell
  • 3rd Brigade:

1st Infantry Division
Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith

  • 1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks
  • 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Penny

2nd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Walter Gilbert

  • 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor
  • 4th Brigade: Brigade Maclaren

3rd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Robert Dick

  • 5th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham
  • 6th Brigade: Brigade Wilkinson
  • Detached Brigade:

Artillery

  • 9 horse artillery batteries.
  • 3 field artillery nine pounder batteries.
  • 2 field artillery twelve pounder batteries.
  • 6 eighteen pounders.
  • 18 heavy howitzers and mortars.

External Links

Army of the Sutlej medal with Sobraon clasp

Medal - Army of the Sutlej (Sobraon).jpg 1st Sikh War Wikipedia
1st Anglo-Sikh War Sikhiwiki
Battle of Sobraon Wikipedia
Battle of Sobraon BritishBattles.com
Officers killed in the battle Stephen Lewis Website
Battle plan Maps FCIT

Historical books online

  • "The Battle of Sabraon" by an Ex-Aide-de-Camp. Colburn's United Service Magazine, and Naval and Military Journal 1867 Part I : 6-17 Google Books
  • Sobraon page 102, Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould Archive.org

Recommended Reading

Sahib: the British Soldier in India 1750-1914 by Richard Holmes. Review in Fibis Military Reading List . (Pages 8-18 describe engagements of 1st Sikh War)

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