Topic summary

First Anglo-Sikh War

First Anglo-Sikh War
BelligerentsSupported by:
Patiala State
Jind StateCommanders and leadersCasualties and losses
  • 2,591 killed
  • 4,063 wounded
  • 77 captured
  • 69 guns
  • 10,300 killed
  • 5,000 wounded
  • 204 guns

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British Empire from 1845 to 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh Empire and cession of Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.