Battle of Sobraon
The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846, between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikhs were completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War.
| Battle of Sobraon | |||||||
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| Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War | |||||||
Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala rallying Sikh cavalry for the last stand | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sikh Empire | East India Company | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sardar Tej Singh Sardar Lal Singh Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala † Sardar Ranjodh Singh Majithia (WIA) |
Sir Hugh Gough Sir Henry Hardinge Robert Henry Dick † Henry Lawrence Harry Smith Sir Walter Gilbert | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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26,000 70 guns |
20,000 35 siege guns 30 field or light guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8,000–10,000, 67 guns captured | 2,300 | ||||||
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