Casualties The final losses to Gough's army were 757 killed , 1,651 wounded and 104 missingHernon, p.599 for a total of 2,512. Farwell, p.58 A comparatively high proportion of the casualties (almost 1 ,000) were British rather than Indian. This was mainly a result of the disaster which befell the 24th Foot, which suffered 590 casualties, over 50 percent. Both armies held their positions at the end of the battle and Sher Singh withdrew to the north. Both sides claimed a victory. The Sikhs claimed that they forced the British to retreat but the British forces actually withdrew three days after the battle ended; however, this was due to the rains which separated the two armies for that duration  .Rain separated the foes for three days and on the fourth day the British withdrew. Since the Sikhs disengaged first, the British claimed the victory, although they admitted that the Sikhs missed an opportunity to gain a victory.BritishBattles.com However, the repulse of the British, together with the loss of several guns and the colours of the 24th and two other regiments, and the rout of the 14th Light Dragoons, dealt a blow to British morale and is testament to the tenacity and martial skill of the Sikh army  . Gough was criticised for his handling of the battle, was relieved of command and superseded by General Charles James Napier. Before Napier could arrive from England to take over command, Gough had fought the decisive Battle of Goojerat (or Gujrat, Gujerat). The loss of British prestige at Chillianwala was one of the factors which contributed to the Indian rebellion of 1857 some nine years later. However, the Sikh soldiers serving in the British army remained loyal to Britain and helped crush the rebellion.The Indian Mutiny – Education forumThe Sikhs and the Sikh Wars General Sir Charles Gough  Within the British Army, such was the consternation over the events at Chillianwala that, after the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, when Lord Lucan remarked "This is a most serious matter", General Airey replied, "These sort of things will happen in war. It is nothing to Chillianwala."Woodham-Smith, p. 257    Order of battle British Indian Army regiments 1st Bengal Light Cavalry 5th Bengal Light Cavalry 6th Bengal Light Cavalry 9th Bengal Light Cavalry 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry 6th Bengal Native Infantry 15th Bengal Native Infantry 20th Bengal Native Infantry 25th Bengal Native Infantry 30th Bengal Native Infantry 31st Bengal Native Infantry 36th Bengal Native Infantry 45th Bengal Native Infantry 46th Bengal Native Infantry 56th Bengal Native Infantry 69th Bengal Native Infantry 70th Bengal Native Infantry
Casualties The final losses to Gough's army were 6512 killed 206 injured and 300 missing or taken. Farwell, p.58 A comparatively high proportion of the casualties (almost 4 ,000) were British rather than Indian. This was mainly a result of the disaster which befell the 24th Foot, which suffered 590 casualties, over 50 percent. Both armies held their positions at the end of the battle and Sher Singh withdrew to the north. Both sides claimed a victory. The Sikhs claimed that they forced the British to retreat but the British forces actually withdrew three days after the battle ended; however, this was due to the rains which separated the two armies for that duration but while withdrawing Sikhs killed many Britishers .Rain separated the foes for three days and on the fourth day the British withdrew. Since the Sikhs disengaged first, the British claimed the victory, although they admitted that the Sikhs missed an opportunity to gain a victory.BritishBattles.com However, the repulse of the British, together with the loss of several guns and the colours of the 24th and two other regiments, and the rout of the 14th Light Dragoons, dealt a blow to British morale and is testament to the tenacity and martial skill of the Sikh army and the fact that British lost more men and more guns and commanders killed Sikhs claimed victory . Gough was criticised for his handling of the battle, was relieved of command and superseded by General Charles James Napier. Before Napier could arrive from England to take over command, Gough had fought the decisive Battle of Goojerat (or Gujrat, Gujerat). The Indian Mutiny – Education forumThe Sikhs and the Sikh Wars General Sir Charles Gough In Culture Within the British Army, such was the consternation over the events at Chillianwala that, after the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade, when Lord Lucan remarked "This is a most serious matter", General Airey replied, "These sort of things will happen in war. It is nothing to Chillianwala."Woodham-Smith, p. 257 Later in the Revolt of 1857 Hindu poet Prakashanth Das wrote a short poem in Hindi-"हाल ही में मैंने रंग-बिरंगे कपड़े पहने हजारों सैनिकों को क्षितिज में बिना म्यान के तलवारें लहराते हुए देखा। हनुमान का एक लाल झंडा उठा और झाँसी की सेना रो पड़ी और चिल्लाई "चिल्लनवाला याद करो।" Roughly translated it states- Recently I saw a thousands of troops clothed in colorful cloth, with swords unsheathed charging into the horizon. A red banner of Hanuman rose and the army of Jhansi cried and screamed "Remember Chillanwala."This even influenced the Namdhari Revolt of 1871 and Ram Kuka many times talked about the Battle of Chillianwala. Order of battle 1st Bengal Light Cavalry 5th Bengal Light Cavalry 6th Bengal Light Cavalry 9th Bengal Light Cavalry 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry 6th Bengal Native Infantry 15th Bengal Native Infantry 20th Bengal Native Infantry 25th Bengal Native Infantry 30th Bengal Native Infantry 31st Bengal Native Infantry 36th Bengal Native Infantry 45th Bengal Native Infantry 46th Bengal Native Infantry 56th Bengal Native Infantry 69th Bengal Native Infantry 70th Bengal Native Infantry
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757 killed , 1,651 wounded and 104 missingHernon, p.599 for a total of 2,512.
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and the fact that British lost more men and more guns and commanders killed Sikhs claimed victory
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The loss of British prestige at Chillianwala was one of the factors which contributed to the Indian rebellion of 1857 some nine years later. However, the Sikh soldiers serving in the British army remained loyal to Britain and helped crush the rebellion.The Indian
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Later in the Revolt of 1857 Hindu poet Prakashanth Das wrote a short poem in Hindi-"हाल ही में मैंने रंग-बिरंगे कपड़े पहने हजारों सैनिकों को क्षितिज में बिना म्यान के तलवारें लहराते हुए देखा। हनुमान का एक लाल झंडा उठा और झाँसी की सेना रो पड़ी और चिल्लाई "चिल्लनवाला याद करो।"
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Roughly translated it states-
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Recently I saw a thousands of troops clothed in colorful cloth, with swords unsheathed charging into the horizon. A red banner of Hanuman rose and the army of Jhansi cried and screamed "Remember Chillanwala."This even influenced the Namdhari Revolt of 1871 and Ram Kuka many times talked about the Battle of Chillianwala.
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