What the records say
- When
- 10 Feb 1846
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 31.18° N, 74.85° E
- Description
- 1846 battle
Battle of Sobraon
1846 engagement of the First Anglo-Sikh War
The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846, between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army. The Sikhs were completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The battle was a disaster for the Sikhs, with 10,000 deaths, including their general Sham Singh Attariwala.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “First Anglo-Sikh war: Battle of Sobraon – British forces in India defeat the Sikhs”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit der Schlacht von Sobraon endet in Indien der Erste Sikh-Krieg”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Sikhs sont vaincus à bataille de Sobraon, sur la rivière Sutlej”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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