Battle of Chillianwala / Image Credit
The bloody battle of Chillianwala was fought at Chillianwala (now in Pakistan) between the British and Sikh armies on January 13, 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh war. The British and Sikh armies were respectively commanded by Sir Hugh Gough and the Raja Sher Singh Attariwala. Both sides claimed victory. The British won the battle though it was a "pyrrhic victory" for them.
According to the historians, 757 soldiers of British army were killed, 1,651 were wounded and 104 went missing. Sikhs lost near 3,600 soldiers.
Lord Dalhousie was the Governor-General of India during the Battle of Chillianwala.
Chillianwala Battle took place in the same area where King Porus had fought Alexander (r. 336-323 BCE) at the 326 BCE Battle of Hydaspes.
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