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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.[1]

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  1. 40 relations: Ambala, Bengal Army, Bengal Native Infantry, British Army, East India Company, Fauj-i-Ain, Firozpur, First Anglo-Sikh war, Garrison, George Broadfoot, Governor General's Bodyguard, Grapeshot, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Henry Martens, Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, Jind Kaur, Lal Singh, Meerut, Moodkee, Punjab, Queen's Royal Hussars, Ranjit Singh, Robert Sale, Royal Norfolk Regiment, Sikh Empire, Sikh Khalsa Army, Sutlej, Vizier, 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment), 24th Punjabis, 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, 3rd Skinner's Horse, 4th Bengal European Cavalry, 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot, 5th Bengal Light Cavalry, 5th Light Infantry, 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry, 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs, 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).

  2. 1840s battles
  3. Battles of the Anglo-Sikh wars
  4. Conflicts in 1845
  5. December 1845 events

Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh.

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Bengal Army

The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire.

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Bengal Native Infantry

The regiments of Bengal Native Infantry, alongside the regiments of Bengal European Infantry, were the regular infantry components of the East India Company's Bengal Army from the raising of the first Native battalion in 1757 to the passing into law of the Government of India Act 1858 (as a direct result of the Indian Mutiny).

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Fauj-i-Ain

The Fauj-i-Ain (Punjabi: ਫੌਜ -ਏ-ਐਨ, Persian: فوج عین) was a branch of the Sikh Khalsa Army and was the regular army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab.

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Firozpur

Firozpur, (pronunciation: fɪroːzpʊr) also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India.

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First Anglo-Sikh war

The first Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Ferozepur district of Punjab. Battle of Mudki and first Anglo-Sikh war are Conflicts in 1845.

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Garrison

A garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it.

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Major George Broadfoot CB (21 March 1807 – 21 December 1845) was a Scottish army officer in the Madras Army of the East India Company.

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Governor General's Bodyguard

The Governor General's Bodyguard was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and served as the British Indian equivalent to the Household Cavalry of the British Army.

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Grapeshot

In artillery, a grapeshot is a type of ammunition that consists of a collection of smaller-caliber round shots packed tightly in a canvas bag and separated from the gunpowder charge by a metal wadding, rather than being a single solid projectile.

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Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, (30 March 1785 – 24 September 1856) was a British Army officer and politician.

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Henry Martens

Henry Martens (born 1790, London; d. 1868, London) was an English military illustrator and artist.

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Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough

Field Marshal Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, (3 November 1779 – 2 March 1869) was a senior British Army officer.

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Jind Kaur

Maharani Jind Kaur (– 1 August 1863) was regent of the Sikh Empire from 1843 until 29 March 1847.

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Lal Singh

Raja Lal Singh (died 1866) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire and commander of Sikh Khalsa Army forces during the First Anglo-Sikh War.

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Meerut

Meerut (ISO: Mēraṭha) is a city in the western region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Moodkee

Mudki, also spelled as Moodkee, is a town in Punjab state of India.

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Punjab

Punjab (also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb), also known as the Land of the Five Rivers, is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is specifically located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern-Pakistan and northwestern-India.

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Queen's Royal Hussars

The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is a British armoured regiment.

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Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839.

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Robert Sale

Major-General Sir Robert Henry Sale (19 September 1782 – 21 December 1845) was a British Army officer who commanded the garrison of Jalalabad during the First Afghan War and was killed in action during the First Anglo-Sikh War.

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Royal Norfolk Regiment

The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959.

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Sikh Empire

The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

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Sikh Khalsa Army

The Sikh Khalsa Army, also known as Khalsaji or simply Sikh Army, was the military force of the Sikh Empire.

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Sutlej

The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan.

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Vizier

A vizier (wazīr; vazīr) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East.

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16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment)

The 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and later of the united British Indian Army.

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24th Punjabis

The 24th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

The 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was a Commonwealth (specifically, Indian) infantry unit that mutinied from command in 1857.

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The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702.

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3rd Skinner's Horse

The 3rd Skinner's Horse was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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4th Bengal European Cavalry

The 4th Bengal European Cavalry was a cavalry regiment of the British East India Company, created in 1858 and disbanded in 1859.

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The 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1755.

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5th Bengal Light Cavalry

5th Bengal Light Cavalry (5th BLC) was a cavalry regiment of the Bengal Army of the East India Company.

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5th Light Infantry

The 5th Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and later of the raj-period British Indian Army.

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6th King Edward's Own Cavalry

The 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry was a cavalry regiment in the Bengal Army (1842–1895) and the British Indian Army (1895–1921) until it was amalgamated with the 7th Hariana Lancers to form the 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry.

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7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs

The 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs were an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army, later of the united British Indian Army.

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The 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793.

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See also

1840s battles

Battles of the Anglo-Sikh wars

Conflicts in 1845

December 1845 events

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mudki

Also known as Battle of Moodkee.