Battle of Miani
| Battle of Miani | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Sindh War | |||||||
The Battle of Meeanee Edward Armitage, 1847 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| East India Company | Talpur Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles Napier | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Troop Bombay Horse Artillery 112th Infantry 121st Pioneers 125th Napier's Rifles Cheshire Regiment Poona Irregular Horse | Talpur Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,800 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 256 | 2,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Miani (Balochi: مياني جنگ), also known as the Battle of Meeanee, was a battle between a British army under Charles James Napier and the Talpur army of Sindh, composed mainly of Baloch troops under the Talpur Amirs. led by Amir Nasir Khan Talpur. The battle took place on 17 February 1843 at Miani, Sindh, in what is now modern-day Pakistan. This battle and the subsequent Battle of Hyderabad (24 March 1843) eventually led to the capture of parts of Sindh region, first territorial possession by the East India Company in what is the modern-day state of Pakistan.