Rajasthan Campaign (1965)

Rajasthan Campaign
Part of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Top-left to bottom-right: Pakistan Rangers and Hurs posing in front of Kishangarh Fort View of the Kishangarh Fort in Rajasthan with Pakistani guard Captured checkpost at Munabao Munabao railway station, controlled by Pakistan Pakistani soldiers with a captured Indian tank Pakistani troops, Desert Rangers, and Hurs at Gutaro Fort in Rajasthan
Date 8–23 September 1965 Location Rajasthan, India Result Pakistani victory Pakistan captures large swathes of Indian land Territorial changes Pakistan captures 500-600 square kilometers of territory (neutral sources), 1200 square kilometers captured (Pakistani sources)
Belligerents
Pakistan  Pakistan Army  Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Rangers Hurs	India  Indian Army  Indian Air Force
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Khuda Dad Khan Brig. K. M. Azhar Khan Faqir Jamal Mangrio	Brig. J. C. Guha Lt. Gen. Moti Sagar Maj. Gen. N. C. Rawley Brig. H. N. Summanwar
Units involved
Pakistan Rangers 18th Punjab Regiment 51st Infantry Brigade 14th Artillery Regiment Hur tribal force	Maratha Regiment Rajasthan Armed Constabulary 30th Indian Infantry 3rd Guards 1st Garhwal 4th Maratha Light Infantry 85th Indian Infantry 17th Madras 13th Grenadiers
Casualties and losses
unknown but minimal	250-300 killed 237+ captured 3 tanks captured

The Rajasthan Campaign was a series of battles and skirmishes fought between Pakistan and India in India's Rajasthan state, during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. The campaign saw the Pakistan Rangers, accompanied by the Hur tribal warriors, raid and capture numerous Indian positions and fortifications along the border between Sindh and Rajasthan. The campaign was largely a success for Pakistan with 500-1200 square kilometers of Indian territory captured, comprising the bulk of Pakistan's territorial advances during the war.^[1][2]