Meeanee

Meeanee, or MIANI, a village in Sind, India, on the Indus, 6 miles N. of Hyderabad, was the scene of a battle between Sir Charles Napier with 2800 men and a Baluch army, 22,000 strong, on February 17, 1843. The latter were totally routed, losing 5000 men; the British loss was 256. The result of this victory was the conquest and annexation of Sind.