Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
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| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|16th Lancers | 2 | 6 | 56 | 77 |
|31st E. Surrey | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
|50th West Kent | 1 | 10 | 9 | 59 |
|53rd Shropshire L.I. | - | - | 3 | 8 |
|Gov.-General's Bodyguard | - | - | - | - |
|3rd Skinner's Horse | 1 | - | - | 2 |
|7th Rajputs | - | - | 1 | 9 |
|13th Shekhawati | - | - | 2 | 13 |
|1st Gurkhas | - | - | 6 | 16 |
|2nd Gurkhas | - | 1 | 9 | 3 |
+-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
The village of Aliwal was carried at the point of the bayonet by
the brigades of Godby and Hicks, whilst those of Wheler and Wilson
attacked the Sikh entrenchment. Cureton, a born cavalry leader,
was watching his opportunity, and as the infantry swarmed over the
entrenchments, the 16th swept down on the Sikh infantry through an
opening on the extreme right. The Sikhs hurriedly threw themselves
into squares. The Red Lancers charged ere they had time to complete
their formation, and, reforming on the far side, charged again in
splendid style. The infantry brigade gave effective support to
Cureton's cavalry, never allowing the Sikhs a moment to rally, but
pressing them back step by step to the river, into which at last
they were driven in utter rout, with the loss of sixty-seven guns
and all their camp equipage. Our total losses in this engagement
were 580 men killed and wounded, but the results were far-reaching,
for the whole of the Cis-Sutlej provinces of the Sikh Raj made
their submission to the British, and passed away for ever from the
domination of the Khalsa.
SOBRAON, FEBRUARY 10, 1846.
This, the final defeat of the Sikhs on the banks of the Sutlej, is
commemorated on the colours and appointments of the
3rd Hussars.
9th Lancers.
16th Lancers.
Norfolks.
Lincoln.
Worcesters.
East Surrey.
Royal West Kent.
Shropshire Light Infantry.
Wiltshires.
South Staffords.
Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Gov.-General's Bodyguard.
2nd (Gardner's Horse).
6th K.E.O. Cavalry.
4th Rajputs.
5th Light Infantry.
6th Jat Light Infantry.
1st P.W.O. Sappers and Miners.
7th Rajputs.
8th Rajputs.
1st Gurkhas.
2nd Gurkhas.
9th Gurkhas.
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