Battle of Mudki
Major Battle of First Anglo Sikh War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle of Mudki | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War | |||||||
Battle of Mudki, by Henry Martens | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sikh Empire | East India Company | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lal Singh |
Sir Hugh Gough Sir Henry Hardinge | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000[1] 22 guns[2] |
10,000[2]–11,000[1] 42 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown[1] |
216 killed 657 wounded[1] |
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The Battle of Mudki was fought on 18 December 1845, between the forces of the East India Company and part of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab.[3] The British army won an untidy encounter battle, sustaining heavy casualties.[1]