Siege of Skardu

When

Nov 1947

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

35.30° N, 75.62° E

Description

siege during the First Kashmir War of 1947

Siege during the First Kashmir War of 1947

The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, against the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the Indian Army in the town of Skardu, during the First Kashmir War of 1947–48. The victory of pro-Pakistani forces resulted in Skardu becoming part of modern-day Gilgit-Baltistan.

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