Second Anglo-Sikh War

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The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849) was the conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company that led to the British annexation of Punjab and the end of Sikh sovereignty in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war
aftermath Punjab placed under British administration
disbandment of the Khalsa army
belligerent British East India Company
Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir

Sikh Empire
category Wars involving India
Wars involving the British East India Company
Wars involving the Sikh Empire
cause revolt in Multan in 1848
tensions following the First Anglo-Sikh War
chronologyPosition fought after the First Anglo-Sikh War and before the Indian Rebellion of 1857
combatantStrength British East India Company and allies field army
Khalsa Sikh forces
linked to: Khalsa Army
commander Chattar Singh Attariwalla
Dalhousie, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
Henry Lawrence
Hugh Gough
linked to: Sir Hugh Gough

Sher Singh Attariwalla
conflictBetween British East India Company
Sikh Empire
consequence dethronement of Maharaja Duleep Singh
expansion of British control in North-West India
incorporation of Punjab into British India
endDate 1849
governorGeneralDuringWar James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India
location Indian subcontinent
Punjab
majorBattle Battle of Chillianwala
Battle of Gujrat
Battle of Ramnagar
Siege of Multan
notableLeaderSide Maharaja Duleep Singh (nominal Sikh ruler)
linked to: Duleep Singh
partOf Anglo-Sikh Wars
precededBy First Anglo-Sikh War
linked to: Anglo-Sikh Wars
relatedTo British annexation of Punjab
expansion of the British East India Company in India
history of the Sikh Empire
result British victory
annexation of Punjab by the British East India Company
end of Sikh sovereignty in Punjab
startDate 1848
territorialChange Punjab annexed to British India
treaty Treaty of Lahore (1849)

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Anglo-Sikh Wars hasPart Second Anglo-Sikh War
John Nicholson conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Duleep Singh succeededBy British annexation of Punjab
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
British East India Company forces engagedIn Second Anglo-Sikh War
Ferozepur roleIn Second Anglo-Sikh War
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala partOf Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala partOf British conquest of the Sikh Empire
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala theatre Punjab theatre of Second Anglo-Sikh War
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala campaign Second Anglo-Sikh War campaign of 1848–1849
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala war Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Gujrat partOf Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Gujrat conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Gujrat partOf British conquest of the Punjab
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
John Hanning Speke participantIn Second Anglo-Sikh War
British conquest of India hasKeyEvent Second Anglo-Sikh War
Tej Singh conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Lal Singh notableEvent Second Anglo-Sikh War
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough conflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
subject linked to: Sir Hugh Gough
Punjab Province (British India) establishedAfter Annexation of the Sikh Empire
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War
Jind Kaur significantEvent Second Anglo-Sikh War
Khalsa Sarkar partOfConflict Second Anglo-Sikh War
Lahore Darbar dissolvedAfter Second Anglo-Sikh War
Dalip Singh successor British annexation of the Punjab
linked to: Second Anglo-Sikh War