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Battle of Miani

Battle of Miani was a battle fought on 17 February 1843 at Miani, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the British conquest of Sindh. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 2,800 against 30,000.

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Fought17 February 1843
WhereMiani, Pakistan28.367N, 69.717E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsEast India Companyagainst25px Talpur Dynasty
Casualties and losses256and2,000
Part ofBritish conquest of Sindh

Record

Date17 February 1843
PlaceMiani, Pakistan
28.367N, 69.717E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,80030,000
Casualties and losses2562,000
Commanders
  • Charles Napier (British Army officer, born 1782)
  • Amir Nasir Khan Talpur
  • Hoshu Sheedi
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Battle of Miani is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Pakistan.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3246392, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Miani, revision 1385118187, 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.