battle, Cold War
Battle of Burki
Battle of Burki was a battle fought on 6 September 1965 at Lahore, in what is now Pakistan. It was part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The recorded result: Indian victory. Recorded strength: 1 infantry division; 1 armoured regiment against (3 Regiments); 2 Companies of 17th Punjab Regiment; 10 F-86 Sabre jets.
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Where it sits in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Record
| Date | 6 September 1965 | |
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| Place | Lahore, Pakistan 31.520N, 74.358E | |
| Kind | Battle, Cold War | |
| Strength | 1 infantry division; 1 armoured regiment | (3 Regiments); 2 Companies of 17th Punjab Regiment; 10 F-86 Sabre jets |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Lahore 1186, 3.6 km N
- Siege of Lahore 1241, 3.6 km N
- Siege of Lahore 1043, 12 km S
- Battle of Ichogil Bund 1965, 20 km NE
- Battle of Kasur 1807, 46 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1186 and 1965.
In the same war
- Before: Operation Gibraltar 1965
- After: Operation Dwarka 1965
- All 5 engagements of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Elsewhere in 1965
- Battle of Ia Drang Vietnam
- Operation Flaming Dart Vietnam
- Operation Starlite Vietnam
- Battle of Dong Xoai Vietnam
- Attack on Camp Holloway Vietnam
Battle of Burki is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Pakistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870594, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Burki, revision 1370435620, 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.