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Siege of Multan

Siege of Multan was a siege conducted on 19 April 1848 at Multan, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of Second Anglo-Sikh war, which ran from 1848 to 1849. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 32,000 troops; 150 guns against 12,000 troops; 66 guns.

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"The Storming of Mooltan, 2nd Jan 1849", hand-coloured aquatint by J. Harris after Martens.
"The Storming of Mooltan, 2nd Jan 1849", hand-coloured aquatint by J. Harris after Martens.. J. Harris after Henry Martens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Date19 April 1848
PlaceMultan, Pakistan
30.200N, 71.417E
Part ofSecond Anglo-Sikh war (1848 to 1849)
KindSiege, nineteenth century
ResultBritish victory
BelligerentsEast India Company23px Sikh Empire
CommandersGen. Whish23px Diwan Chopra
Strength32,000 troops; 150 guns12,000 troops; 66 guns
Casualties and losses5,0002,500
Siege of MultanSiege of MultanBattle of MultanBattle of MultanBahawalpurJhangDera Ghazi KhanSahiwal100 km30.200N, 71.417E
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Siege of Multan is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 33 in present-day Pakistan.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510255, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Multan (1848–1849), revision 1370743757, 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.