battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Shopian
Battle of Shopian was a battle fought on 3 July 1819 at Shopian, in what is now India. It was part of the Afghan–Sikh Wars, which ran from 1748 to 1837. The recorded result: Sikh victory; Kashmir Valley annexed into the Sikh Empire.
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Where it sits in the Afghan–Sikh Wars
Record
| Date | 3 July 1819 | |
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| Place | Shopian, India 33.720N, 74.830E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 30,000The entire expedition had 30,000 troops, however most were not present on the battlefield. Kharak Singh's 8,000 troops were stationed in the area around Surdee Thana and Ranjit Singh's 10,000 troops were stationed at Bhimber and along the route to Surdee Thana. An unknown number of troops were also garrisoned throughout the forts captured in the Pir Panjal Range on the route from Surdee Thana to Shopian | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Badgam 1947, 34 km N
- Battle of Chamb 1971, 106 km S
- Siege of Mirpur 1947, 114 km SW
- Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny 1857, 134 km SW
- Battle of the Hydaspes 326 BC, 149 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Multan March 1818
- After: Battle of Peshawar 1834
- All 6 engagements of Afghan–Sikh Wars
Elsewhere in 1819
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- Battle of Vargas Swamp Colombia
- Battle of Grahamstown South Africa
- Battle of Levashi Russia
- Nder resistance Senegal
Battle of Shopian is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872373, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shopian, revision 1370274284, 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.