Battle of Chillianwala

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The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.

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Battle of Chillianwala canonical 4
Battle of Chilianwala 1
Chillianwala 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Chillianwala
surface form: Battle of Chilianwala
armedForcesInvolved artillery
cavalry
infantry
belligerent British East India Company
Khalsa Army
surface form: Sikh Empire forces

Khalsa Army
surface form: Sikh Khalsa army
campaign Second Anglo-Sikh War
surface form: Second Anglo-Sikh War campaign of 1848–1849
casualties high British casualties
high Sikh casualties
cause continuation of hostilities after First Anglo-Sikh War
combatant1 Bengal Army
surface form: British East India Company Bengal Army
combatant2 Khalsa Army
surface form: Sikh Khalsa army of Sher Singh
commander Sir Hugh Gough
surface form: Hugh Gough

Sher Singh
surface form: Sher Singh Attariwalla
conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
continent Asia
countryAtTime Sikh Empire territory
date 13 January 1849
era 19th century
followedBy Battle of Gujrat
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India
location Battle of Chillianwala self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chillianwala

Punjab
Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
militaryFront land warfare
notableFor fierce close-quarters fighting
one of the bloodiest battles fought by the British in India
outcome heavy casualties on both sides
partOf Second Anglo-Sikh War
surface form: British conquest of the Sikh Empire

Second Anglo-Sikh War
precededBy Battle of Ramnagar
presentDayLocation Punjab, Pakistan
primaryOpposingPower British East India Company
Sikh Empire
region northern India
relatedEvent annexation of Punjab by the British
result inconclusive
tactically indecisive
significance Sir Hugh Gough
surface form: led to criticism of General Hugh Gough’s tactics

shocked British public opinion due to losses
terrain jungle and scrub-covered area
theatre Second Anglo-Sikh War
surface form: Punjab theatre of Second Anglo-Sikh War
war Second Anglo-Sikh War
weaponry field artillery
muskets and rifles
year 1849

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Colin Campbell battle Battle of Chillianwala
Battle of Chillianwala location Battle of Chillianwala self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chillianwala
Battle of Chillianwala alsoKnownAs Battle of Chillianwala
this entity surface form: Battle of Chilianwala
Battle of Gujrat precededBy Battle of Chillianwala
Second Anglo-Sikh War majorBattle Battle of Chillianwala
Sir Hugh Gough notableBattle Battle of Chillianwala
subject surface form: Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough