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{{Short description|Part of the Second Anglo-Sikh War}} | |||
{{for|Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan|Siege of Multan, 1296–1297}} | {{for|Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Multan|Siege of Multan, 1296–1297}} | ||
{{more footnotes|date=January 2011}} | {{more footnotes|date=January 2011}} | ||
{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
|conflict=Siege of Multan | | conflict = Siege of Multan | ||
|image= | | image = | ||
|caption= | | caption = | ||
|partof=the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] | | partof = the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] | ||
|date=April | | date = 19 April 1848 – 22 January 1849 | ||
|place=[[Multan]], [[ | | place = [[Multan]], [[Punjab]] | ||
|result=British victory | | result = British victory | ||
|combatant1= | | combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg}} [[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=[[File:Sikh Empire flag. | | combatant2 = [[File:Sikh Empire flag.svg|24px|link=]] [[Sikh Empire]] | ||
|commander1=General Whish | | commander1 = [[General (United Kingdom)|Gen.]] Whish | ||
|commander2=[[ | | commander2 = [[Diwan Mulraj Chopra]] | ||
|strength1=32,000<br />150 guns | | strength1 = 32,000 troops<br />150 guns | ||
|strength2=12,000<br />66 guns | | strength2 = 12,000 troops<br />66 guns | ||
|casualties1= | | casualties1 = Unknown | ||
|casualties2= | | casualties2 = Unknown | ||
|}} | | map_type = Pakistan | ||
| map_size = 220 | |||
| map_caption = Location of Multan within present-day [[Pakistan]] | |||
| map_label = Multan | |||
}} | |||
{{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Sikh War}} | {{Campaignbox Second Anglo-Sikh War}} | ||
The '''siege of Multan''' | The '''siege of Multan''' began on 19 April 1848 and lasted until 22 January 1849, and saw fighting around [[Multan]] (in present-day [[Pakistan]]) between the [[East India Company|British East India Company]] and the [[Sikh Empire]]. It began with a rebellion against a ruler imposed by the East India Company, which precipitated the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]], and ended when the last defenders of the city surrendered to British forces. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||