Battle of Aliwal

When

28 Jan 1846

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

30.95° N, 75.61° E

Description

1846 battle

Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War (1846)

The Battle of Aliwal was fought on 28 January 1846 between the British and Sikh forces in northern India. The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Sikhs were led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia. Britain's victory in the battle is sometimes regarded as the turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Während des Ersten Sikh-Krieges findet die Schlacht von Aliwal statt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille d’Aliwal ; défaite des Sikhs face aux Britanniques”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “En la India, durante la primera guerra anglo-sij, se produce la batalla de Aliwal, en el Punyab, entre 12 000 británicos y unos 20 000 sijs”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• First Anglo-Sikh War11 Dec 1845 · War