The Battle of Mudki was fought on 18 December 1845, between the forces of the British East India Company and a part of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire. The British army were able to win the battle, despite suffering heavy casualties in the process.
The death of General Sir Robert Sale on the battlefield. Eng Wellcome V0006902
'Major General Sir R. H. Sale, G.C.B., mortally wounded at the battle of Moodkee, Dec. 18, 1845', drawn by J. Gilbert, engraved by J. Rogers, Battle of Mudki, 1845
Showing Battle of Mudki in 1845 during the First Anglo-Sikh War
'Battle of Moodkee & Death of General Sale', depiction of the death of General Robert Sale during the Battle of Mudki of the First Anglo-Sikh War
Afghan cavalry during the Battle of Mudki (December 18th, 1845) of the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46). Lithograph after an original sketch by Prince Waldemar of Prussia from 'In Memory of the Travels of Prince Waldemar of Prussi
Battle of Moodkee
Photograph of the Battle of Mudki memorial site obelisk. ca.1870's
Showing Battle of Mudki in 1845 during the First Anglo-Sikh War
Photograph of the Battle of Mudki memorial site obelisk. ca.1870's
Major George Broadfoot's (1807-1845) detachment of Afghans at the Battle of Mudki (2). Lithograph after an original sketch by Waldemar of Prussia & published in 'In Memory of the Travels of Prince Waldemar of Prussia to India 1844-1846'
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armed conflict
1845
Battle of Mudki
battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland