Battle of Miani

The Battle of Miani (February 17, 1843) was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier and the Talpur rulers of Sindh (now a province of Pakistan).

Battle of Miani
Part of conquest of Sind
Date February 17, 1843 Location Miani Result British Victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Talpur Amirs of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Charles Napier	Mir Naseer Khan Talpur
Strength
2,800	30,000
Casualties and losses
256	5,000-6,000

Reason

The British were upset about the local rulers' stance during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42). After Napier first gained military control of the region by forcing an agreement with the Sindh amirs, his forces attacked the fortress at Imamgarh. After the attack on Imamgarh a popular revolt broke out against the British by the people of Sindh

The Battle of Miani (also known as Meeanee by the British) was the decisive victory that allowed British to take control of all of Sindh (apart from the state of Khairpur).

Later, on March 24, 1843, Mir Sher Muhammad Khan Talpur, the ruler of Southeastern Sindh (Mirpurkhas) tried to liberate Sindh from the occupation of the British East India Company forces at the Battle of Dubbo but he could not succeed

Casualties

More than twenty thousand Baloch forces were killed while fighting British invaders.

Battle Of Miani Media

• 

  Flag of the British East India Company, 1707–1801. The number of stripes varies in historical depictions. The variant with 13 stripes only emerged after the creation of the Province of Georgia in 1732.

• 

  Engraving of the Beloochee Standard captured at the Battle of Meeanee in 1843; and of the Silver Medal conferred on the Officers and Men engaged in the Battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad