Battle of Ramnagar

Battle of Ramnagar
Part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War

Charge of the 14th Light Dragoons at the Battle of Ramnagar, 22 November 1848
Date22 November 1848
Location
Ramnagar, Gujranwala district, Punjab
32°19′N 73°50′E / 32.317°N 73.833°E / 32.317; 73.833
Result Sikh victory[1]
Belligerents
Sikh Empire East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Sher Singh Attariwalla Sir Hugh Gough
Strength
23,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 26 killed 59 wounded[3]

Ramnagar is located in Punjab, Pakistan
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Location within Punjab Pakistan
Ramnagar is located in Pakistan
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Ramnagar (Pakistan)

The Battle of Ramnagar (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Rumnuggur) was fought on 22 November 1848 between British East India Company and Sikh Empire forces during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The British were led by Sir Hugh Gough, while the Sikhs were led by Raja Sher Singh Attariwalla. The Sikhs repelled an attempted British surprise attack.

  1. ^ Jacques, p. 839
  2. ^ Singh, Patwant; Rai, Jyoti M. (2008). Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Peter Owen. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-7206-1323-0.
  3. ^ Second Sikh War (1848-1849), The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History, ed. Harold E. Raugh Jr., (ABC-CLIO, 2004), 301.