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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Battle of Sobraon canonical 4
Battle of Sobraon 1846 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sobraon 1846 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sobraon
belligerent British East India Company ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ
cause tensions between Sikh Empire and British East India Company ⓘ
combatant British East India Company forces ⓘ
Khalsa Army ⓘ
commandedBy Henry Hardinge ⓘ
linked to: Sir Henry Hardinge

Hugh Gough ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hugh Gough
conflict First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
consequence collapse of Sikh resistance in Punjab ⓘ
opening of Punjab to British control ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ
date 10 February 1846 ⓘ
describedAs decisive engagement of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
era British colonial period in India ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Lahore ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy Sikh casualties ⓘ
significant British casualties ⓘ
hasParticipant Bengal Army of the British East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Bengal Army
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involved British assault on Sikh fortifications ⓘ
entrenched Sikh defensive position ⓘ
involves Khalsa Army fortifications on the Sutlej River ⓘ
location Indian subcontinent ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
Sobraon ⓘ
Sutlej River ⓘ
militaryCampaign First Anglo-Sikh War campaign on the Sutlej ⓘ
opposingCommander Lal Singh ⓘ
Tej Singh ⓘ
outcome decisive British victory ⓘ
partOf British expansion in India ⓘ
First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Aliwal ⓘ
Battle of Ferozeshah ⓘ
region Sikh Empire territory ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Bhyrowal ⓘ
annexation of Punjab ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Sutlej River ⓘ
significance decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
led to British dominance in Punjab ⓘ
theatre Punjab theatre of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ
year 1846 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough → notableBattle → Battle of Sobraon ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Hugh Gough
Battle of Sobraon → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Sobraon 1846 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sobraon
Battle of Mudki → followedBy → Battle of Sobraon ⓘ
Battle of Ferozeshah → followedBy → Battle of Sobraon ⓘ
First Anglo-Sikh War → majorBattle → Battle of Sobraon ⓘ