defence of Srinagar

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The defence of Srinagar was a crucial early military operation in the 1947–1948 Indo-Pakistani conflict that secured the Kashmiri capital against invading forces and helped determine the region’s subsequent control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
belligerent India ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir State Forces ⓘ
tribal lashkars from North-West Frontier regions ⓘ
commandedBy Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai ⓘ
Major General Kulwant Singh ⓘ
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 ⓘ
country Dominion of India ⓘ
countryAftermath Srinagar remained under Indian administration ⓘ
linked to: defence of Srinagar
date late October 1947 ⓘ
endTime 1947-11 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Shalateng ⓘ
subsequent Indian offensives in Kashmir Valley ⓘ
hasCause accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India ⓘ
advance of tribal forces towards Srinagar ⓘ
hasEffect ensured Indian control over Srinagar airfield ⓘ
linked to: defence of Srinagar

influenced subsequent control of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
secured Srinagar from invading forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-Partition era ⓘ
involves 1st Sikh Regiment ⓘ
Indian Air Force airlift operations ⓘ
Kashmir State Forces ⓘ
location Kashmir Valley ⓘ
Srinagar ⓘ
militaryBranch Indian Army ⓘ
opponent Pakistani irregular forces ⓘ
tribal militias from Pakistan ⓘ
partOf First Indo-Pakistani War ⓘ
defence of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947–1948 ⓘ
precededBy fall of Baramulla to tribal raiders ⓘ
tribal invasion of Jammu and Kashmir in October 1947 ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Badgam ⓘ
Battle of Shalateng ⓘ
Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India ⓘ
result Indian defensive success ⓘ
halt of tribal advance near Srinagar ⓘ
significance crucial early operation in the 1947–1948 Indo-Pakistani conflict ⓘ
helped determine political control of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
secured the Kashmiri capital from capture ⓘ
startTime 1947-10-27 ⓘ
strategicObjective defend Srinagar airfield ⓘ
defend Srinagar city ⓘ
prevent capture of Kashmir Valley by invading forces ⓘ
theatre Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
uses airlift of Indian troops from Delhi to Srinagar ⓘ
infantry defensive positions around Srinagar ⓘ

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 → campaign → defence of Srinagar ⓘ
Defence of Srinagar → hasEffect → ensured Indian control over Srinagar airfield ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Srinagar
linked to: defence of Srinagar
Defence of Srinagar → countryAftermath → Srinagar remained under Indian administration ⓘ
subject linked to: defence of Srinagar
linked to: defence of Srinagar