Rajasthan Campaign (1965) | |||||||||
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Part of Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 | |||||||||
Pakistan Rangers and Hurs posing in front of the captured Kishangarh Fort | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Hurs | |||||||||
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]