Battle of Aliwal

Battle of Aliwal
Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War

Charge of the British 16th Lancers against Sikh Fauj-i-Ain infantry and artillery.
Date28 January 1846
Location
near the Sutlej river
Result British victory
Belligerents
East India Company Sikh Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sir Harry Smith Sardar Ranjodh Singh Majithia
Strength
12,000
30–32 guns[1][2]		 15,000[3]
69–70 guns[4][2]
Casualties and losses
850[2] 2,000[2]
67 guns[5]

The Battle of Aliwal was fought on 28 January 1846 between the British and Sikh forces in northern India (now Punjab, India).[6] The British were led by Sir Harry Smith,[7] while the Sikhs were led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia. Britain's victory in the battle is sometimes regarded as the turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War.

  1. ^ Hernon, p. 564
  2. ^ a b c d Tucker, Spencer C. (2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle ... p. 1174.
  3. ^ "Battle of Aliwal, 28 January 1846 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London". collection.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ Cassell, p. 104
  5. ^ Perrett, p. 104
  6. ^ Sidhu, Amarpal Singh (2016). "Chronology". The Second Anglo-Sikh War. John Chapple (1st ed.). United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445650241.
  7. ^ Smith, Sir Harry. ‘'The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej.'’ Publisher: John Murray, Albemarke Street, 1903 [1]