The Charge of the 16th Lancers at the battle of Aliwal 1846. (1st Anglo Sikh War).

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The battle of Aliwal, fought on the 28th January 1846 proved to be a turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War.
A bloody cavalry charge by the 16th Lancers combined with British commander, Sir Harry Smith’s, clever combining of artillery and cavalry to support his infantry produced what Sir Harry Smith called his “complete victory”

This is part 3 in my series on the Anglo-Sikh Wars in the 1840’s.

Part 1 - The Battle of Mudki
   • The Battle of Mudki 1845 -  First Ang...  

Part 2 - The Battle of Ferozeshah
   • The Battle of Ferozeshah 1845 - First...  


Sources used to research and produce this video include:

"The First Anglo Sikh War" - Amarpal Singh
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"Britain's Forgotten Wars" - Ian Hernon
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"Queen Victoria's Little Wars" - Byron Farwell
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National Army Museum
Sikh Museum Initiative
The Sikh Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
The Royal lancers.org
British Battles.com



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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:32 First Anglo Sikh War
1:07 Sikhs Advance
1:31 Sir Harry Smith
2:33 Ludhiana
5:07 The Sikh Army
6:25 The British Army
7:55 Battle of Aliwal Begins
8:44 Charge of the 16th Cavalry
10:33 Smith's "Complete Victory"
11:49 Casualties
12:51 Turning Point In The War


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