battle, Cold War
Battle of Asal Uttar
Battle of Asal Uttar was a battle fought on 8 September 1965 in what is now India; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The recorded result: Indian victory.
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Where it sits in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Record
| Date | 8 September 1965 to 10 September 1965 | |
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| Place | India 31.137N, 74.553E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 42 x Centurion Mk.VIIs; 42 x Sherman Vs; 42 x AMX-13s; Total: 126 | 168 x M47 Pattons; 42 x Sherman 76s; 42 x M24 Chaffees; Total: 254 |
| Casualties and losses | 10 - 32 tanks damaged | 97 tanks destroyed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kasur 1807, 10 km W
- Battle of Hussainiwala 1971, 16 km S
- Battle of Sobraon 1846, 29 km E
- Battle of Ferozeshah 1845, 36 km SE
- Siege of Lahore 1043, 37 km NW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Burki 6 September 1965
- After: Battle of Gujranwala 1965
- All 3 engagements of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Elsewhere in 1965
- Battle of Ia Drang Vietnam
- Operation Starlite Vietnam
- Battle of Dong Xoai Vietnam
- Attack on Camp Holloway Vietnam
- Operation Arc Light Vietnam
Battle of Asal Uttar is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4438381, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Asal Uttar, revision 1376859754, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.