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|location=Aliwal, Punjab | |location=Aliwal, Punjab | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll= | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.941101,75.524897&z=15&t=h&hl=en 30.944623°N 75.528246°E] |
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/aliwal.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Aliwal] | + | [http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_I Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/aliwal.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Aliwal]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA493&dq=Aliwal&as_brr=1&ei=U4ikR6qWGIG4zASYhrXlDw#PPA493,M1 Google Books - Battle of Aliwal] |
[[Image:Aliwalmap.jpg|thumb|Aliwal Location<br>1920-1946 Survey]] | [[Image:Aliwalmap.jpg|thumb|Aliwal Location<br>1920-1946 Survey]] | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 2 February 2008
| Battle of Aliwal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Sikh War | ||
| Date: | 28 January 1846 | |
| Location: | Aliwal, Punjab | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.944623°N 75.528246°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 | |
External Links
Sikhiwiki - 1st Anglo-Sikh War
BritishBattles.com - Battle of Aliwal
Google Books - Battle of Aliwal
