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| caption = Lt. Col. [[Hari Singh (soldier)| | | caption = Lt. Col. [[Hari Singh (soldier)|Singh]] of the India's [[Indian 1st Armoured Division|18th Cavalry]] posing outside a captured Pakistani police station (Barkee) in Lahore District | ||
| date = 8–11 September 1965<ref name="Major_1965"/><ref name="Gupta_1965"/> | | date = 8–11 September 1965<ref name="Major_1965"/><ref name="Gupta_1965"/><br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=8|year1=1965|month2=9|day2=11|year2=1965}}) | ||
| place = [[Barki, Pakistan|Burki]], [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] | | place = [[Barki, Pakistan|Burki]], [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|31.4771|N|74.5125|E|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|31.4771|N|74.5125|E|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| result = Indian victory<ref name="sainik">{{cite web |url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2009/jan15-09/h61.html|title= Battle of Burki was another outstanding infantry operation|author= Melville de Mellow|date= 28 November 1965|publisher= Sainik Samachar|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Singh_1965"/><br/> | | result = Indian victory<ref name="sainik">{{cite web |url= http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2009/jan15-09/h61.html|title= Battle of Burki was another outstanding infantry operation|author= Melville de Mellow|date= 28 November 1965|publisher= Sainik Samachar|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Singh_1965"/><br/> | ||
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| combatant1 = {{flag|India}} | | combatant1 = {{flag|India}} | ||
| combatant2 = {{flag|Pakistan}} | | combatant2 = {{flag|Pakistan}} | ||
| commander1 = | | commander1 = {{flagicon|India}} Lt. Col Satish Chandra Joshi{{KIA}}<br/>{{flagicon|India}} Har Krishan Sibal<br/>{{flagicon|India}} Anant Singh | ||
{{flagicon|India}} Lt. Col Satish Chandra Joshi | |||
{{flagicon|India}} Har Krishan Sibal<br/>{{flagicon|India}} Anant Singh | |||
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Raja Aziz Bhatti]]{{KIA}} | | commander2 = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Raja Aziz Bhatti]]{{KIA}} | ||
| units1 = 18th Cavalry Regiment<br/>[[5th Gorkha Rifles]] | | units1 = 18th Cavalry Regiment<br/>[[5th Gorkha Rifles]] | ||
| units2 = 17th Punjab Regiment | | units2 = 17th Punjab Regiment | ||
| strength1 = 1 infantry division<ref name="Major_1965"/><br/>1 armoured regiment<ref name="Chand_1965">{{citation |last=Das |first=Chand N. |title=Hours of Glory: Famous battles of the Indian army, 1801–1971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QpuAAAAMAAJ |year=1997 |publisher=Vision Books}}</ref> | | strength1 = 1 infantry division<ref name="Major_1965"/><br/>1 armoured regiment<ref name="Chand_1965">{{citation |last=Das |first=Chand N. |title=Hours of Glory: Famous battles of the Indian army, 1801–1971 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QpuAAAAMAAJ |year=1997 |publisher=Vision Books|isbn=9788170940692 }}</ref> | ||
| strength2 = <small>(3 Regiments)</small><br/>2 Companies of 17th Punjab Regiment<br/>10 F-86 Sabre jets | | strength2 = <small>(3 Regiments)</small><br/>2 Companies of 17th Punjab Regiment<br/>10 F-86 Sabre jets | ||
| casualties1 = 4 tanks destroyed<ref name="sainik"/> | | casualties1 = 4 tanks destroyed<ref name="sainik"/> | ||
| casualties2 = 84 tanks destroyed | | casualties2 = 84 tanks captured or destroyed<ref name="sainik"/> | ||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani War of 1965}}<br/>{{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}} | | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani War of 1965}}<br/>{{Campaignbox Indo-Pakistani Wars}} | ||
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The '''Battle of Burki (Barki)''' was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].<ref name="sainik"/> [[Barki, Pakistan|Barki]] is a village that lies south-east of [[Lahore]] near the border with [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.<ref name="Ram_1965">{{citation |last=Gopal |first=Ram |title=Indo-Pakistan war and peace, 1965 |publisher=Pustak Kendra |year=1967 | | The '''Battle of Burki (Barki)''' was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armour in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].<ref name="sainik"/> [[Barki, Pakistan|Barki]] is a village that lies south-east of [[Lahore]] near the border with [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.<ref name="Ram_1965">{{citation |last=Gopal |first=Ram |title=Indo-Pakistan war and peace, 1965 |publisher=Pustak Kendra |year=1967 |page=118 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sfi1AAAAIAAJ}}</ref> and is connected with Lahore by the Bridge of [[Ichogil canal]]. During the fighting, the relative strengths of the two sides were fairly even and Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported with a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets.<ref name="sainik"/> The battle resulted in an Indian victory.<ref name="sainik"/><ref name="Singh_1965"/> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Pakistan launched [[Operation Grand Slam]] on 17 August 1965 in an effort to relieve infiltrators who had been surrounded after the failure of [[Operation Gibraltar]] on 15 August and to attempt to cut off the Indian supply lines.<ref name="global">{{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1965.htm|title= Indo-Pakistan War of 1965|author= |publisher= globalsecurity.org|accessdate=}}</ref> With supply lines under severe stress due to Operation Grand Slam, India launched an offensive towards Lahore to open up a second front in the war and distract Pakistani attention from [[Kashmir]].<ref name="global"/> After opening the Lahore front, Indian troops advanced towards Lahore along three axes— Amritsar-Lahore, Khalra-Burki-Lahore and Khem Karan-Kasur roads—overwhelming the small Pakistani force.<ref name="Johri_1965">{{citation |last=Johri |first=Sitaram |title=The Indo-Pak Conflict of 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWjP1pfs78sC |year=1967 |publisher=Himalaya Publications | | Pakistan launched [[Operation Grand Slam]] on 17 August 1965 in an effort to relieve infiltrators who had been surrounded after the failure of [[Operation Gibraltar]] on 15 August and to attempt to cut off the Indian supply lines.<ref name="global">{{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/indo-pak_1965.htm|title= Indo-Pakistan War of 1965|author= |publisher= globalsecurity.org|accessdate=}}</ref> With supply lines under severe stress due to Operation Grand Slam, India launched an offensive towards Lahore to open up a second front in the war and distract Pakistani attention from [[Kashmir]].<ref name="global"/> After opening the Lahore front, Indian troops advanced towards Lahore along three axes— Amritsar-Lahore, Khalra-Burki-Lahore and Khem Karan-Kasur roads—overwhelming the small Pakistani force.<ref name="Johri_1965">{{citation |last=Johri |first=Sitaram |title=The Indo-Pak Conflict of 1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YWjP1pfs78sC |year=1967 |publisher=Himalaya Publications |pages=129–130}}</ref> | ||
Indian infantry, supported by the only Indian armoured division, quickly pushed back unprepared Pakistani defenders with the aim of encircling and possibly besieging Lahore. Due to the element of surprise, India was able to capture a large amount of Pakistani territory from the town of [[Khalra]], an Indian border town which lies on a straight road to Lahore through Burki.<ref name="Gupta_1965">{{cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |title=India-Pakistan war, 1965, Volume 1 |publisher=Hariyana Prakashan |year=1967 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111576/page/n181 154]–157 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111576 |via=archive.org}}</ref><ref name="sainik"/> In the meantime, the Pakistani Army mobilized the troops in the region and mounted a three-pronged counter-attack to recapture lost ground. The Battle of Burki was subsequently fought on Khalra-Burki-Lahore road.<ref name="sainik"/><ref name="Johri_1965"/> | Indian infantry, supported by the only Indian armoured division, quickly pushed back unprepared Pakistani defenders with the aim of encircling and possibly besieging Lahore. Due to the element of surprise, India was able to capture a large amount of Pakistani territory from the town of [[Khalra]], an Indian border town which lies on a straight road to Lahore through Burki.<ref name="Gupta_1965">{{cite book |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |title=India-Pakistan war, 1965, Volume 1 |publisher=Hariyana Prakashan |year=1967 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111576/page/n181 154]–157 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111576 |via=archive.org}}</ref><ref name="sainik"/> In the meantime, the Pakistani Army mobilized the troops in the region and mounted a three-pronged counter-attack to recapture lost ground. The Battle of Burki was subsequently fought on Khalra-Burki-Lahore road.<ref name="sainik"/><ref name="Johri_1965"/> | ||