battle, Cold War

Battle of Dhalai

Name: Battle of Dhalai
Start: 1971-10-28
Location: Bangladesh

Battle of Dhalai was a battle fought on 28 October 1971 in what is now Bangladesh; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. The recorded result: Bangladesh–India victory. Recorded strength: Unknown; 215 against 800.

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Fought28 October 1971lasted 6 days

WhereBangladesh24.218N, 91.826E

OutcomeBangladesh–India victory

BelligerentsIndia; BangladeshagainstPakistan

Part ofBangladesh Liberation War1971

Where it sits in the Bangladesh Liberation War

9 placed engagements of the Bangladesh Liberation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	28 October 1971 to 3 November 1971
Place	Bangladesh 24.218N, 91.826E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Territorial change	Indian army capture Dhalai
Strength	Unknown; 215	800
Commanders	Sagat Singh Mohammad Ziauddin (Military Officer)

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Hotel Intercontinental date unknown, 155 km W
Siege of Chittagong 1617, 209 km S
Battle of Shangshak 1944, 224 km E
Battle of Imphal 1944, 225 km E
Battle of Kamalpur 1971, 226 km NW

In the same war

Before: Operation Jackpot 1971
After: Battle of Chandrapur 1971
All 9 engagements of Bangladesh Liberation War

Elsewhere in 1971

Battle of Dhalai is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Bangladesh.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870868, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dhalai, revision 1370785587, 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.