British forces retreat from the Sikhs after…

January 1849 CE

British forces retreat from the Sikhs after a battle in the Chillianwala region of Punjab on January 13, 1849.

The battle is one of the bloodiest fought by the British East India Company.

Both armies hold their positions at the end of the battle and both sides claimed victory.

The battle is a strategic check to immediate British ambitions in India and a shock to British military prestige.

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Chillianwala Punjab Pakistan View →

Groups
East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies) View → India, East India Company rule in View → Sikh Empire View → Punjab, Sikh Kingdom of the View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Punjab Province View →

Topics
Colonization of Asia, British View → Anglo-Sikh War, Second View →

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Conflict View → Government View →

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