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|date=28 January 1846 | |date=28 January 1846 | ||
|location=Aliwal, Punjab | |location=Aliwal, Punjab | ||
| − | |presidency=Bengal | + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] |
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.825655,75.125261&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.826378°N 75.127610°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.825655,75.125261&z=12&t=h&hl=en 31.826378°N 75.127610°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 22 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 | |
