Battle of Sobraon
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The Battle of Sobraon was the decisive 1846 engagement of the First Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces broke the Sikh army’s defensive position on the Sutlej River, leading to the collapse of the Sikh resistance in Punjab.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sobraon canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Sobraon 1846 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | tensions between Sikh Empire and British East India Company ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company forces
NERFINISHED
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Khalsa Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Henry Hardinge
NERFINISHED
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Hugh Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Sikh resistance in Punjab
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opening of Punjab to British control ⓘ |
| country |
British India
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Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 10 February 1846 ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive engagement of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Sikh casualties
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significant British casualties ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Bengal Army of the British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
British assault on Sikh fortifications
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entrenched Sikh defensive position ⓘ |
| involves | Khalsa Army fortifications on the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| location |
Indian subcontinent
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Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobraon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutlej River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | First Anglo-Sikh War campaign on the Sutlej ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lal Singh
NERFINISHED
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Tej Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
British expansion in India
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First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Aliwal
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ferozeshah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sikh Empire territory ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Bhyrowal
NERFINISHED
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annexation of Punjab ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Sutlej River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War
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led to British dominance in Punjab ⓘ |
| theatre | Punjab theatre of the First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1846 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough