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Updated: July 15, 2026

As soon as Sir Harry Smith had returned from Aliwal, and the heavy artillery had arrived from Delhi, Sir Hugh Gough determined to attack the Sikh position his army now consisting of 6533 Europeans and 9691 natives, making a total of 16,224 rank and file, and 99 guns.

William Henry Giles Kingston - Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign