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>> Fullstory Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) Lord Dalhousie was hardly three months in India when he faced a fresh crisis in the Punjab. Diwan Mulraj of Multan revolted against the British in 1848. General Gough advised Dalhousie to delay the action against the rebels of Multan because of the approaching summer. On October 10, 1848, Dalhousie declared: "Unwarned by precedents, uninfluenced by example, the Sikh nation has called for war and on my words, Sirs, they shall have it with a vengeance." A large British army under General Gough crossed the Ravi and fought an indecisive battle with Sher Singh at Ramnagar. The Sikhs took a stronger position at Chillianwallah, where a terrible battle was fought on January 13, 1849. The Sikhs fought desperately, and the British victory was at high cost. The British then stormed the citadel of Multan and occupied on January 22, 1849. Mulraj was tried and was transported to life beyond the seas. The Sikhs now entrenched themselves at Gujarat, a town near the Chenab. The battle of Gujarat fought on February 21, 1849, was final and decisive. The Sikhs fought with courage. They suffered immense losses and their defeat was complete. On March 30, 1849, came the proclamation from the Governor-General which ran thus: "The kingdom of the Punjab is at an end and that all the territories of Maharaja Dalip Singh are now, and henceforth, a portion of the British Empire in India." Dalip Singh was given the pension of 50,000 pounds per annum and sent to England with his mother Rani Jindan for education. The administration of Punjab was entrusted to a Board of Commissioners. A band of able British officers like Sir Henry Lawrence, his brother John Lawrence, Herbert Edwardes, John Nicholson, Richard Temple and many others, who under the supervision of Governor-General, introduced various reforms in different branches of administration, such as, army, police, land revenue, etc. Later in 1853, the Board was abolished and John Lawrence was made the first Chief Commissioner of the Punjab. The Sikhs henceforth became loyal to the British Empire and served its cause faithfully during the Second Anglo-Burmese War and the Revolt of 1857-59. Search for  in Sify  >> More News

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