Battle of Jammu (1808)

The Battle of Jammu was fought between Sikhs and the Dogra Rajputs in 1808. The Dogras lost Jammu and Hukam Singh Chimni captured the Jammu city. This was a great success for the Sikhs as now their route to Kashmir was open. Kashmir was later on conquered by Sikhs under Misr Diwan Chand the Army chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819.

Not to be confused with Battle of Jammu (1712) or Battle of Jammu (1399).
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