The Sikh conquest of the Punjab was fought from 1810 to 1820, between the
Sikh Empire and
Afghanistan. The Sikh Empire, led by
Ranjit Singh
Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He s ...
, took control of the entirety of Punjab from the Afghans as well as local princes. The victory was in part due to the Sikhs being trained by French and Italian officers.
[Richard Ernest Dupuy, The Collins Encyclopedia of Military History, Harpercollins 1993, page 861]
Background
Wars involving Afghanistan