What the records say
- When
- 4 Dec 1971 – 7 Dec 1971
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 27.52° N, 70.16° E
- Description
- major skirmish in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
Battle of Longewala
Major battle of the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
The Battle of Longewala was one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the India–Pakistan war of 1971, fought between assaulting Pakistani forces and Indian defenders at the Indian border post of Longewala, in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.
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