Siege of Mirpur

Quand

15 oct. 1947 – 24 déc. 1947

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

33.18° N, 73.78° E

Description

1947 siege

Part of the First Kashmir War in 1947

The siege of Mirpur was a military operation initiated by Pakistan-backed Azad Kashmir rebels against the garrison of the city of Mirpur in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. It began on 15 October 1947, during the First Kashmir War, with the objective of capturing the city in support of its accession to Pakistan.

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