| Battle of Kotli | |||||||||
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| Part of Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Mohammad Ali Jinnah Liaquat Ali Khan  Frank Messervy |
 Jawaharlal Nehru Rob Lockhart .svg){kind=small} Hari Singh  Lt. Col Sukhdev Singh Prakash Chadha † Vir Khanna † Brig. Y. P. Paranjape (WIA) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| unknown |
19th Brigade 5th Brigade 50 Parachute Brigade | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Substantial | ||||||||
The Battle of Kotli was a major engagement of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. It occurred in the strategically important town of Kotli in Kashmir. The battle was a result of a Pakistani tribal invasion and the Azad Army clashing with Indian forces who attempted to defend Kotli.