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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 lasted 9 months. 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.
Fought19 April 1848lasted 9 months
WhereMultan, Pakistan30.200N, 71.417E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsEast India Companyagainst23px Sikh Empire
Casualties and losses5,000and2,500
Part ofSecond Anglo-Sikh war1848 to 1849

Where it sits in Second Anglo-Sikh war

Siege of Multan, 1848Battle of Ramnagar, 1848Battle of Chillianwala, 1849Battle of Gujrat, 184918481849Siege of Multan, 1848
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Record

Date19 April 1848
to 22 January 1849
PlaceMultan, Pakistan
30.200N, 71.417E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength32,000 troops; 150 guns12,000 troops; 66 guns
Casualties and losses5,0002,500
Commanders
  • Diwan Mulraj Chopra
Siege of MultanSiege of MultanBattle of MultanMallian CampaignBattle of MultanMallian CampaignBahawalpurJhangDera Ghazi KhanSahiwal100 km30.200N, 71.417E
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Siege of Multan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Pakistan.

Sources

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.