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The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith.
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Battle of Aliwal
Part of the First Anglo-Sikh War (1846)
The Battle of Aliwal was fought on 28 January 1846 between the British and Sikh forces in northern India. The British were led by Sir Harry Smith, while the Sikhs were led by Ranjodh Singh Majithia. Britain's victory in the battle is sometimes regarded as the turning point in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
India
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
British Army officer and colonial administrator (1787–1860)
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he is also particularly remembered for his role in the Battle of Aliwal, India in 1846, his subsequent governorship of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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