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{{short description|Skirmish of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965}} | {{short description|Skirmish of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965}} | ||
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| casualties2 = Indian claims:<br/>48 dead | | casualties2 = Indian claims:<br/>48 dead<br/>11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and washed away.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/the-might-of-the-thambis/article7626363.ece|title = The might of the Thambis|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 8 September 2015|last1 = Ramachandran|first1 = D. P.}}</ref><ref name="Ramachandran2008">{{cite book|author=D.P. Ramachandran|title=Empire's First Soldiers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC|year=2008|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-0-9796174-7-8|page=198}}</ref> | ||
| casualties1 = Indian claims:<br/>27<ref name="Tribune" />–49 dead<ref name="google" /><br/>65 wounded<ref name="google" /> | | casualties1 = Indian claims:<br/>27<ref name="Tribune" />–49 dead<ref name="google" /><br/>65 wounded<ref name="google" /> | ||
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| result = India captures Ichhogil canal <ref>{{cite book|title=Combat Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9MlQAQAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=[[Army War College, Mhow|College of Combat]]|page=7}}</ref> | | result = India captures Ichhogil canal <ref>{{cite book|title=Combat Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9MlQAQAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=[[Army War College, Mhow|College of Combat]]|page=7}}</ref> | ||
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| place = [[Ichogil Canal]] | | place = [[Ichogil Canal]] | ||
| date = 22–23 September 1965 | | date = 22–23 September 1965<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=22|year1=1965|month2=9|day2=23|year2=1965}}) | ||
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The '''Battle of Ichogil Bund''' was a [[skirmish]] fought from 22 September to 23 September 1965<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Major Defence Operations Since 1947|author=Capt, R.S.G.|date=2005|publisher=Ocean Books|isbn=9788188322671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzo9wyl0AK0C&pg=PT103|accessdate=2017-12-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC&pg=PA197&dq=battle+of+Ichhogil+bund+22+23+september&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMInLXH2deDyQIVDXCOCh3Gfg0U#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20Ichhogil%20bund%2022%2023%20september&f=false Empire's First Soldiers By D.P. Ramachandran], p. 197, Lancer Publishers, 2008</ref> as part of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] in which approximately two Pakistani companies attempted to re-occupy the eastern [[Bunding|bund]] of the [[Ichhogil Canal]]. | The '''Battle of Ichogil Bund''' also known as the '''Battle of BRB Canal''' was a [[skirmish]] fought from 22 September to 23 September 1965<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Major Defence Operations Since 1947|author=Capt, R.S.G.|date=2005|publisher=Ocean Books|isbn=9788188322671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzo9wyl0AK0C&pg=PT103|accessdate=2017-12-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC&pg=PA197&dq=battle+of+Ichhogil+bund+22+23+september&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMInLXH2deDyQIVDXCOCh3Gfg0U#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20Ichhogil%20bund%2022%2023%20september&f=false Empire's First Soldiers By D.P. Ramachandran], p. 197, Lancer Publishers, 2008</ref> as part of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] in which approximately two Pakistani companies attempted to re-occupy the eastern [[Bunding|bund]] of the [[Ichhogil Canal]]. However, the Pakistani forces were routed, resulting in an Indian victory, and the contested section of the canal was re-captured<ref>{{cite book|author=Jamna Das Akhtar|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Conspiracies_in_Pakistan/cVfRAAAAMAAJ|title=Political Conspiracies in Pakistan|publisher=Punjabi Pustak Bhandar|year=1969|pages=380}}</ref> by the [[9th Battalion Madras Regiment]],<ref name="google" /> under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan.<ref name="Tribune" /><ref name="The Hindu"/> | ||
The battle was notable for being fought after the cease-fire had been signed on September 22. Fighting began around midnight and lasted for about 2 and a half hours. Accounts differ: between 27 and 49 Indian soldiers died.<ref name="google" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Tribune">{{Cite web|title=Ichhogil battle remembered|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/ichhogil-battle-remembered-137044|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> Pakistani casualties included 48 dead, 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and were washed away (presumably dead).<ref name="google" /> | The battle was notable for being fought after the cease-fire had been signed on September 22. Fighting began around midnight and lasted for about 2 and a half hours. Accounts differ: between 27 and 49 Indian soldiers died.<ref name="google" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Tribune">{{Cite web|title=Ichhogil battle remembered|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/ichhogil-battle-remembered-137044|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> Pakistani casualties included 48 dead, 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and were washed away (presumably dead).<ref name="google" /> | ||
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Indian claims: 27[2]–49 dead[3] 65 wounded[3] |
Indian claims: 48 dead 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and washed away.[4][5] | ||||||
The Battle of Ichogil Bund also known as the Battle of BRB Canal was a skirmish fought from 22 September to 23 September 1965[3][6] as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 in which approximately two Pakistani companies attempted to re-occupy the eastern bund of the Ichhogil Canal. However, the Pakistani forces were routed, resulting in an Indian victory, and the contested section of the canal was re-captured[7] by the 9th Battalion Madras Regiment,[3] under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan.[2][4]
The battle was notable for being fought after the cease-fire had been signed on September 22. Fighting began around midnight and lasted for about 2 and a half hours. Accounts differ: between 27 and 49 Indian soldiers died.[3][6][2] Pakistani casualties included 48 dead, 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and were washed away (presumably dead).[3]
The Ichogil Canal was constructed by the Pakistanis in the 1950s partly as a defensive obstacle to prevent an invasion of Lahore. At 45 m (148 ft) wide and 5 m (16 ft) deep, it presents a serious obstacle for military forces.[3] Much of the battle was fought from across the canal, with tanks providing fire support to a ground team which had crossed the canal.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Combat Journal. College of Combat. 1987. p. 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Service, Tribune News. "Ichhogil battle remembered". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Capt, R.S.G. (2005). Major Defence Operations Since 1947. Ocean Books. ISBN 9788188322671. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ramachandran, D. P. (8 September 2015). "The might of the Thambis". The Hindu.
- ↑ D.P. Ramachandran (2008). Empire's First Soldiers. Lancer Publishers. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-9796174-7-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Empire's First Soldiers By D.P. Ramachandran, p. 197, Lancer Publishers, 2008
- ↑ Jamna Das Akhtar (1969). Political Conspiracies in Pakistan. Punjabi Pustak Bhandar. p. 380.