Battle of Ferozeshah
| Battle of Ferozeshah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 21 December 1845 | |
| Location: | Ferozeshah, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.883319°N 74.783358°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikh Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Gough | Lal Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 18,000 men 65 guns |
30,000 men 150 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 700 dead 1,700 wounded |
about 3,000 | |
The Army of the Sutlej
Order of Battle at Ferozeshah
Commander in Chief: Maj-Gen Sir Hugh Gough
Second in Command: Maj-Gen Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor General of Bengal
Cavalry Division
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier White
- 2nd Brigade: Brigadier Gough
1st Infantry Division
Maj-Gen Sir Harry Smith
- 1st Brigade: Brigadier Hicks
2nd Infantry Division
Major General Sir Walter Gilbert
- 3rd Brigade: Brigadier Taylor
- 4th Brigade: Brigadier McClaren
3rd Infantry Division
Brigadier General Wallace
4th Infantry Division
Major-General Sir John Littler
- 7th Brigade: Brigadier Reid
- 8th Brigade: Brigadier Ashburnham
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ferozeshah
Variants: Ferozeshah/Firoz Shaw/Ferozeshahr
External links
Battle of Ferozeshah Wikipedia
Battle of Ferozeshah www.britishbattles.com
Officer who died Stephen Lewis website
Historical books on-line
The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith 1846 Gough's despatch archive.org
The War in India, Despatches of Hardinge Gough and Smith 1846 List of killed and wounded at Ferozeshah archive.org
