Battle of Sobraon
| Battle of Sobraon | |||||||
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| Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War | |||||||
British illustration of the battle | |||||||
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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 † |
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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The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1847, between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the declining Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikhs were completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War.