Second Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Chillianwala: British forces retreat from the Sikhs.

Battle of Chillianwala

1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh war

The Battle of Chillianwala was fought in January 1849 during the Second Anglo-Sikh war in the Chillianwala region of Punjab, now part of Pakistan. The battle was one of the bloodiest fought by the British East India Company. Both armies held their positions at the end of the…