India – Large&nbsprare Sikh War lithograph of the Battle of&nbspRamnagur&nbsp1851…

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India – Large&nbsprare Sikh War lithograph of the Battle of&nbspRamnagur&nbsp1851…

India – Large&nbsprare Sikh War lithograph of the Battle of&nbspRamnagur&nbsp1851 engraved by J Harris after Henry Martens published 1851. Approx 24 inches x 19 inches. The Battle of Ramnagur was fought on 22 November 1848 between British and Sikh forces during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The British were led by Sir Hugh Gough, while the Sikhs were led by Sher Singh Attariwalla. Official British casualties were 21 killed, 55 wounded and 9 missing. This may have referred to the 14th Light Dragoons only. Sikh casualties were not recorded. Sher Singh had skilfully used every advantage of ground and preparation. Although the Sikh forces had been driven from their vulnerable positions on the east bank of the Chenab, their main positions were intact, they had undoubtedly repulsed a British attack, and the morale of Sher Singh's army was boosted. Few of these lithographs of the Sikh War series were published and can be seen in institutions such as the National Army Museum.

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