Battle of Meeanee

Battle of Miani
Part of the conquest of Sindh
Date February 17, 1843 Location Miani Result East India Company victory
Belligerents
Bombay Army of the East India Company	Talpur Emirs of Sindh
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Charles Napier	Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
Strength
1st Troop Bombay Horse Artillery, 12th Bombay Native Infantry, 21st Bombay Native Infantry, 22nd Cheshire Regiment of foot 2,800	30,000
Casualties and losses
39 dead, 231 wounded	~2000 dead

1st Troop Bombay Horse Artillery,
12th Bombay Native Infantry,
21st Bombay Native Infantry, 22nd Cheshire Regiment of foot

The Battle of Miani (or Battle of Meeanee) was a battle between forces of the Bombay Army of the British East India company, under Charles Napier and the Talpur Amirs of Sindh, led by Mir Nasir Khan Talpur. The Battle took place on 17 February 1843 at Miani, Sindh, in what is now Pakistan. This battle eventually led to the capture of parts of Sindh region, first territorial possession by British East India company in what is the modern-day country of Pakistan.

According to Nadeem Wagan (a Sindh writer), the primary causes of the battle were the British East India company's desire to expand their possession in south Asia and the British General Charles Napier's ambitions. The General had held previous position as Governor of the Greek island of Kefalonia with very limited scope for glory. The Talpur kingdom of Sindh was inefficiently and loosely governed by the Amirs and a relatively easy target as opposed to the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab. Napier moved his army aggressively from the East India Company's Bombay presidency area and entered the Sindh border. Negotiations ensued between the Talpur Amir in Hyderabad and Napier. An agreement was reached after the Amir gave significant concessions. Napier then started to move his army back towards Bombay and the Amir disbanded his army that had been mobilised. However, Napier was firmly determined in conquering Sindh and Hyderabad. Whilst moving towards Bombay and giving the impression of keeping the agreement that had been reached, he suddenly turned back towards Hyderabad on the pretext of hostile intentions by the Amir and marched with great speed towards the capital.

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