Battle of Ichogil Bund

Battle of Ichogil Bund
Part of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

Pakistani soldiers engaging with Indian forces at the BRB Canal
Date22–23 September 1965
(1 day)
Location
Ichogil Canal, Punjab, Pakistan
Result

Pakistani victory[1][2]

  • Indian invasions repulsed
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Units involved
9th Battalion, Madras Regiment Unknown
Strength
800-900
(1 battalion)		 150-250
(2 companies)
Casualties and losses
Indian claims:
27[3]–49 dead[4]
65 wounded[4]		 Indian claims:
48 dead
11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and washed away.[5][6]

The Battle of Ichogil Bund also known as the Battle of BRB Canal was a skirmish fought from 22 September to 23 September 1965[4][7] as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965[8] by the 9th Battalion Madras Regiment,[4] under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan.[3][5][9]

  1. ^ Combat Journal. College of Combat. 1987. p. 7.
  2. ^ Hasan, Zubeida (1965). "The Indiapaktstan War— a Summary Account". Pakistan Horizon. 18 (4): 344–356. ISSN 0030-980X. JSTOR 41393247. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. September India claimed that its troops had crossed the BRB Canal and were within six miles of Lahore. However, Pakistan's spokesman denied this claim and said that the Indian attempts to advance on the Harike-Burki road had been foiled. On this front, India launched all-together thirteen major thrusts, which were repulsed by Pakistan.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Tribune was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d Capt, R.S.G. (2005). Major Defence Operations Since 1947. Ocean Books. ISBN 9788188322671. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b Ramachandran, D. P. (8 September 2015). "The might of the Thambis". The Hindu.
  6. ^ D.P. Ramachandran (2008). Empire's First Soldiers. Lancer Publishers. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-9796174-7-8.
  7. ^ Empire's First Soldiers By D.P. Ramachandran, p. 197, Lancer Publishers, 2008
  8. ^ Jamna Das Akhtar (1969). Political Conspiracies in Pakistan. Punjabi Pustak Bhandar. p. 380.
  9. ^ 1965 in Pakistan. LLC Books. Retrieved 18 November 2024.