Battle of Dubba

The Battle of Dubba (or The Battle of Dubbo in contemporary references^[1]) (March 24, 1843) was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier^[2] and the Talpur amirs of the now Pakistani region of Sindh. The British were upset about the local amirs' stance during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42). Charles Napier, first forced Talpur Mirs of Sindh to sign new agreement and after the death of Mir Sher Muhammad Khan Talpur during the Battle of Miani, Charles Napier occupied Central Sindh including Hyderabad the then Capital of Sindh state.

Later, on March 24, 1843, a coalition of Sindhi Muslims gathered to liberate Sindh from the occupation of the British East India Company they were led by General Hoshu Sheedi, the fierce battle resulted in the ground of Dubbo, where deaths of over 5000 Sindhi's and the execution of many took place. The battle resulted in the complete collapse of any future Sindhi coalition, the Sindhi's however began an armed insurgency which continued until 1935.

The battle was fought near capital of state, Hyderabad, Sindh. It is about 25 kilometers east of Hyderabad on the Mirpur khas road in the Nareejani Village. There stand the grave of General Hosh Muhammad Sheedi and a Monuments of British soldiers still exist.

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