Siege of Skardu
| Siege of Skardu | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 | |||||||||
A painting of Skardu Fort | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Jammu and Kashmir State Forces Indian Air Force |
Gilgit Scouts Chitral Scouts Chitral State Bodyguards | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 285 |
~ 400 (Ibex Force, February – April 1948) ~ 300 (Chitral Bodyguard, June – August 1948) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 250 captured | Unknown | ||||||||
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The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, against the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the Indian Army in the town of Skardu, during the First Kashmir War of 1947–48.