Battle of
Ferozeshah by Henry Martens. Military print of the the Battle of
Ferozeshah during the First Sikkh War, 22nd December 1845. The
British Troops resuming the attack on the Sikh Entrenched Camp.
Battle of Foronzshah by
Henry Martens. Battle fought during the first Sikh War, by a
force of 16,000 Anglo-Indian Troops under the command of General Sir Hugh
Gough. On the evening of the 21st December the British Force
unsuccessfully attempted to take the Sikh entrenched position commanded by
Lal Singh with an army of 50,000 Sikh troops. When nightfall came
the British retired overnight. At dawn they attacked again, this
time the Sikh line eventually collapsed and fled the field leaving behind
7,000 casualties. British and Indian losses were 694 killed with
1,721 wounded. This was one of the bloodiest battles in the east
during the 19th century.
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