Battle of Ramnagar

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The Battle of Ramnagar was an 1848 engagement during the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces clashed with the Sikh army along the banks of the Chenab River in Punjab.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith British colonial expansion in India
Decline of the Sikh Empire
belligerent British East India Company
British forces
Sikh Empire
Sikh Khalsa army
linked to: Khalsa Army
campaignObjective Dislodge Sikh forces from the Chenab line
casualties Significant British officer casualties
combatantStrength British cavalry, infantry, and artillery
Sikh cavalry and artillery
commander Sher Singh Attariwalla
Sir Hugh Gough
conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
countryAtTime Sikh Empire
date 22 November 1848
era British Raj prelude
followedBy Battle of Chillianwala
Battle of Gujrat
geographicalContext West of the Chenab River line
historicalPeriod 19th century
involved Bengal Army of the British East India Company
linked to: Bengal Army

Khalsa Army cavalry units
linked to: Khalsa Army
location Chenab River
Punjab
Punjab region
linked to: Punjab

Ramnagar
militaryFront Anglo-Sikh frontier in Punjab
notableFeature Artillery duel across the Chenab River
Cavalry action on sandy riverbank
partOf Second Anglo-Sikh War
precededBy Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in Multan
linked to: Siege of Multan
region Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
result British repulsed
Sikh tactical victory
riverCrossing Chenab River
strategicImportance Control of crossings over the Chenab River
tacticsUsed Artillery bombardment
Cavalry charges
Riverbank defensive positions
theatre Punjab campaign of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
year 1848

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Battle of Chillianwala precededBy Battle of Ramnagar
Second Anglo-Sikh War majorBattle Battle of Ramnagar