Battle of Mudki
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The Battle of Mudki was an 1845 engagement in the First Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces under Sir Hugh Gough clashed with the Sikh Khalsa army in Punjab.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mudki canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Moodkee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Khalsa army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishPoliticalLeaderPresent | Sir Henry Hardinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | tensions between British East India Company and Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Bengal Army
NERFINISHED
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British East India Company forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Khalsa Army of the Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Hardinge
NERFINISHED
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Hugh Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Tej Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 18 December 1845 ⓘ |
| engagementType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Aliwal
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ferozeshah NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sobraon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HardingeTitle | Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial era in India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Mudki
NERFINISHED
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Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fought largely at night
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heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength |
British-Indian army under Gough
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large Sikh Khalsa army ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British invasion of the Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sikh army crossing of the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Punjab, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBritishCommander | Sir Hugh Gough GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryBritishCommanderRank | Commander-in-Chief, India GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | British East India Company vs Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Sikh Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | first major battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | check Sikh advance into British-controlled territory ⓘ |
| theatre | Punjab theatre of the First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheatre | Northwestern frontier of British India ⓘ |
| year | 1845 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough