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Battle of Jamrud

Battle of Jamrud was a battle fought on 30 April 1837 at Jamrud, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the Afghan–Sikh Wars, which ran from 1748 to 1837. The recorded result: Disputed.

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Fort Jamrud
Fort Jamrud. Annie Brassey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 April 1837
WhereJamrud, Pakistan34.003N, 71.379E
OutcomeDisputed
BelligerentsEmirate of Kabulagainst23px Sikh Empire
Casualties and lossesGrewal: 11,000 Afghans; Gupta: 7,000 AfghansandGrewal: 6,000 Sikhs; Gupta: 7,000 Sikhs
Part ofAfghan–Sikh Wars1748 to 1837

Where it sits in the Afghan–Sikh Wars

Battle of Hasan Abdal, 1813Battle of Attock, 1813Battle of Multan, 1818Battle of Shopian, 1819Battle of Peshawar, 1834Battle of Jamrud, 183718131837Battle of Jamrud, 1837
6 placed engagements of the Afghan–Sikh Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 April 1837
PlaceJamrud, Pakistan
34.003N, 71.379E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength7,000 cavalry; 2,000 matchlockmen; 9,000 guerilla fighters; 20,000 Khybers; 50 guns600–800 Jamrud garrison; 10,000 relief force/reinforcements
Casualties and lossesGrewal: 11,000 Afghans; Gupta: 7,000 AfghansGrewal: 6,000 Sikhs; Gupta: 7,000 Sikhs
Commanders
  • Wazir Akbar Khan
  • Mohammad Afzal Khan
  • Shams al-Din Khan
  • Mirza Sami Khan
  • Hari Singh Nalwa
  • Mahan Singh Mirpuri
  • Mangal Singh Ramgarhia
  • Tej Singh
  • Paolo Avitabile
Battle of JamrudBattle of JamrudBattle of BalakotBattle of PeshawarBattle of Ali MasjidSiege of MalakandBattle of SaragarhiBattle of BalakotBattle of Ali MasjidSiege of MalakandBattle of SaragarhiIslamabadSaiduBannuJalalabadAbbottabadMardanMansehraParachinar100 km34.003N, 71.379E
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Battle of Jamrud is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 67 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871308, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jamrud, revision 1370266286, 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.