Battle of Ferozeshah
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The Battle of Ferozeshah was a major engagement of the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845, in which British forces under Sir Hugh Gough fought the Sikh Khalsa army in Punjab.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ferozeshah canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Ferozeshuhur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed |
British field artillery and horse artillery
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heavy Sikh artillery in entrenched positions ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
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Khalsa army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Sutlej campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy casualties on both British and Sikh sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Bengal Army of the British East India Company
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British Indian Army units ⓘ Khalsa Army of the Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British and allied forces approximately 18,000 men
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Sikh forces approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ |
| commander |
Governor-General Henry Hardinge was present on the field
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Henry Hardinge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Lal Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Hugh Gough commanded British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1845-12-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1845-12-22 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Aliwal
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Battle of Sobraon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | British attempt to defeat Sikh forces invading British-controlled territory south of the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| location |
Ferozeshah
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Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
British forces nearly exhausted their ammunition
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characterized by intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ fought over heavily fortified Sikh entrenchments ⓘ night fighting caused confusion on both sides ⓘ |
| partOf |
British conquest of the Sikh Empire
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First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mudki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sutlej River frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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Sikh army withdrew from the field ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated resilience and discipline of the Sikh Khalsa army
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exposed weaknesses in British command and control ⓘ one of the bloodiest battles of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1845-12-21 ⓘ |
| theatre | Northwest Indian frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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