Rajasthan Campaign (1965)

Rajasthan Campaign
Part of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Pakistan Rangers and Hurs at Kishangarh Fort
Munabao railway station under Pakistani control

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
Date8–23 September 1965
Location
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

India India

Commanders and leaders
Pakistan Brig. Khuda Dad Khan
Pakistan Brig. K. M. Azhar Khan
Pakistan Faqir Jamal Mangrio
India Brig. J. C. Guha
India Lt. Gen. Moti Sagar
India Maj. Gen. N. C. Rawley
India 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]

  1. ^ Ahmed, Anwar (September 2024). "The Spirit of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965". Archived from the original on 2023-06-24.
  2. ^ Farooq Bajwa (2016-01-01). From Kutch to Tashkent: The Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. Internet Archive. Pentagon Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-969-640-004-2.