Battle of Mudki

Battle of Mudki
Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War

Battle of Mudki, by Henry Martens
Date18 December 1845
Location
Mudki, Punjab
Result Indecisive victory both parties retreated
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]

30°47′N 74°53′E / 30.783°N 74.883°E / 30.783; 74.883

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 then declining Sikh Empire of the Punjab.[3] The British army won an untidy encounter battle, sustaining heavy casualties.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Tucker 2010, p. 1174.
  2. ^ a b Perrett, p.184
  3. ^ 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.