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Battle of Gujrat
1849 battle of the Anglo-Sikh War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Battle of Gujarat, see Battle of Surat.
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive battle in the Second Anglo-Sikh War, fought on 21 February 1849, between the forces of the East India Company, and a Sikh army in rebellion against the company's control of the Sikh Empire, represented by the child Maharaja Duleep Singh who was in British custody in Lahore.[3] The Sikh army was defeated by the British regular and Bengal Army forces of the British East India Company. After it capitulated a few days later, the Punjab was annexed to the East India Company's territories and Duleep Singh was deposed.
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Part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hugh Gough | Raja Sher Singh Attariwalla | ||||||
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24,000 men (including Bengal and Maratha troops) Over 96 field guns 67 siege guns[1] |
35,000 men 59 guns[2] | ||||||
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96 killed 710 wounded[1] | Unknown[1] |
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