battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Attock
Battle of Attock was a battle fought on 13 July 1813 in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the Afghan–Sikh Wars, which ran from 1748 to 1837. The recorded result: Sikh victory. Recorded strength: Relief army: 10,000 horse and foot, with several cannon against 15,000 men.
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Record
| Date | 13 July 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pakistan 33.767N, 72.367E | |
| Part of | Afghan–Sikh Wars (1748 to 1837) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Sikh victory | |
| Territorial change | Attock Fort annexed by the Sikh Empire | |
| Belligerents | 23pxSikh Empire | 23pxDurrani Empire |
| Commanders | 23pxDewan Mokham Chand; 23pxHari Singh Nalwa; 23pxDesa Singh Majithia | 23pxFateh Khan Barakzai; 23pxDost Mohammad Khan |
| Strength | Relief army: 10,000 horse and foot, with several cannon | 15,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Estimates vary: 2,000–3,000 killed and wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Indus 1221, 17 km
- Battle of Hasan Abdal 1813, 30 km
- Battle of Peshawar 1001, 79 km
- Battle of Jamrud 1837, 95 km
- Battle of Balakot 1831, 95 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Hasan Abdal 7 June 1813
- After: Battle of Multan March 1818
- All 5 engagements of Afghan–Sikh Wars
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Leipzig Germany
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of Lützen Germany
- Battle of Dresden Germany
- Battle of Bautzen Germany
Battle of Attock is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 33 in present-day Pakistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870360, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Attock (1813), revision 1379758275, 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.