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Battle of Hyderabad

Battle of Hyderabad was a battle fought on 24 March 1843 at Hyderabad, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the British conquest of Sindh. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 15,000.

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English troops charge the Balochi lines at the 1843 Battle of Hyderabad.
English troops charge the Balochi lines at the 1843 Battle of Hyderabad.. Sidney Paget, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 March 1843
WhereHyderabad, Pakistan25.379N, 68.368E
OutcomeBritish victory
Belligerents25px East India Companyagainst25px Talpurs of Sindh
Casualties and losses39 killed; 231 woundedand2,000
Part ofBritish conquest of Sindh

Record

Date24 March 1843
PlaceHyderabad, Pakistan
25.379N, 68.368E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,00015,000
Casualties and losses39 killed; 231 wounded2,000
Commanders
  • Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
  • Charles Napier (British Army officer, born 1782)
  • Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur
  • Hoshu Sheedi
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Battle of Hyderabad is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25652686, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hyderabad, revision 1385118229, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.