First Anglo-Sikh war

First Anglo-Sikh war

Sketch Map to Illustrate the First Anglo-Sikh War around Sobraon in early 1846, from 'A Short History of the Sikhs' (1915), by Charles Herbert Payne
Date11 December 1845 – 9 March 1846
(2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Result British victory
Territorial
changes
Jalandhar Doab and Lahore's Cis Sutlej territories annexed by the East India Company and Jammu and Kashmir sold to Gulab Singh
Belligerents

East India Company Supported by;

Patiala State[1]
Jind State[2]

Sikh Empire Supported by;

Ladwa State
Commanders and leaders
Sir Hugh Gough
Sir Henry Hardinge
George Broadfoot 
Sir Walter Gilbert
Sir Henry Lawrence
Robert Henry Dick 
Sir Harry Smith

Maharani Jind Kaur
Tej Singh
Raja Lal Singh
Sham Singh Attariwala 
Ranjodh Singh Majithia

Raja Ajit Singh of Ladwa

The first Anglo-Sikh war was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company in 1845 and 1846 around the Ferozepur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu & Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.

  1. ^ Jolly, Asit (14 January 2012). "Punjab polls 2012: Six clans that control the state". India Today.
  2. ^ Hunter, William Wilson (9 August 2004). Ranjit Singh: And the Sikh Barrier Between British Empire and Central Asia. Cosmo. ISBN 9788130700304 – via Google Books.