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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/aliwal.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Aliwal] | [http://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/aliwal.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Aliwal] | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 21 January 2008
| Battle of Aliwal | ||
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| 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 | |
