The Battle of Mudki 1845 - First Anglo Sikh War

The Battle of Mudki (Moodkee) fought on the 18th December 1845, was the opening battle of the 1st Anglo-Sikh War.

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The Anglo-Sikh wars fought in the 1840’s, were probably the bloodiest the British ever fought in India. 9,000 British & Bengali troops and well over 20,000 Sikhs were killed or wounded in 7 epic battles and one siege. Marked by incredible bravery on both sides, with a good dose of incompetence and accusations of treachery thrown in, the wars would change India forever.

And yet, most people, have very limited (if any) knowledge about them. Well, unless you are a fan of Harry Flashman of course! ("Flashman and the Mountain of Light" covers the First Sikh war)

This is the first episode in a series of videos that I am planning to produce to explore both wars in more detail.

In this particular episode, I explore how the first war started and the opening battle of Mudki on the 18th December 1845.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:57 The Sikh Empire
1:43 The Khalsa Army
3:48 Punjab in Chaos
4:51 Mahaani Jindan
6:04 Events Spiral
7:21 Sir Henry Hardinge
8:01 General Hugh Gough
8:38 1st Anglo Sikh War
10:59 Gough Marches
11:52 Battle of Mudki starts
13:01 Epic Cavalry Charge
13:50 Redcoat Victory
15:47 The Butcher's Bill
17:29 Beaten But Not Down


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