ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SMITH SIR HARRY GEORGE WAKELYN (1787-1860)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="SMITH,SIR,HARRY,GEORGE,WAKELYN,Person,Person"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279SMITH, SIR HARRY GEORGE WAKELYN (1787-1860), divisional commander of the British army of the Sutlej, under Lord Hugh Gough, in the first Anglo-Sikh war (1845-46). He was a veteran of the Peninsular war and had also taken part in the battle of Waterloo. He saw action at Ferozesh&#257h (21 December 1845), Baddov&#257l (21 January 1846), and at 'Al&#299v&#257l (28 January 1846). His troops were stationed at Dharamko&#7789 when a division of the Sikh army under Ra&#7751jodh Si&#7749gh Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257 crossed the Sutlej at Phillaur, seriously threatening Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 and intersecting the British line of communication. Harry Smith advanced towards Jagraon to save Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 where Brigadier Godby held a meagre force of 3 battalions of infantry. At Baddov&#257l, Ra&#7751jodh Si&#7749gh intercepted him, but by a dexterous manoeuvre, he extricated himself and advanced towards Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257. Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257 was saved though the Sikhs claimed a victory at Baddov&#257l. On 28 January, the British force under Harry Smith moving out of Baddov&#257l surprised the Sikh army under Ra&#7751jodh Si&#7749gh and Aj&#299t Si&#7749gh of L&#257&#7693v&#257 at 'Aliv&#257l. Soon afterwards, Harry Smith's division joined Lord Gough's army and on 10 February took part in the battle of Sabhr&#257o&#7749.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sir Harry Smith was created Baronet of 'Al&#299v&#257l and, in 1847, was made governor of the Cape of Good Hope. He is the author of an autobiography, which was edited by G.C. Moore and published in London in 1903 under the title <i>The Autobiography of Lt.-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Alival on the Sutlej</i>. He died in London on 12 October 1860.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Gough, Sir C., and A.D. Innes, <i>The Sikhs and the Sikh Wars</i>. London, 1897<BR> <li class="C1"> Hasrat Bikrama Jit, <i>Anglo-Sikh Relations, 1799-1849</i>. Hoshiarpur, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> Ganda Singh ed., <i>Private Correspondence relating to the Anglo-Sikh Wars</i>. Amritsar, 1955<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">B. J. Hasrat<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>