Siege of Multan

1848 CE.

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The siege of Multan began on 19 April 1848 and lasted until 22 January 1849, and saw fighting around Multan (in present-day Punjab, Pakistan) between the British East India Company and the Sikh Empire. It began with a rebellion against a ruler imposed by the East India Company, which precipitated the Second Anglo-Sikh War, and ended when the last defenders of the city surrendered to British forces.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Multan (1848–1849), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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