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|combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh Sikhs] | |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh Sikhs] | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Smith_(army) Sir Harry Smith] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Smith_(army) Sir Harry Smith] | ||
|commander2= Ranjodh Singh | |commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjodh_Singh_Majithia Ranjodh Singh] | ||
|strength1= 12,000 British & Indian troops<br>30 guns | |strength1= 12,000 British & Indian troops<br>30 guns | ||
|strength2= 30,000 Sikh troops of the Khalsa<br>67 guns | |strength2= 30,000 Sikh troops of the Khalsa<br>67 guns | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 21 January 2008
| Battle of Aliwal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 28 January 1846 | |
| Location: | Aliwal, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.826378°N 75.127610°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Sikhs | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Harry Smith | Ranjodh Singh | |
| Strength | ||
| 12,000 British & Indian troops 30 guns |
30,000 Sikh troops of the Khalsa 67 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 589 killed | 3,000 killed 67 guns | |