Battle of Jammu (1808)

The Battle of Jammu was fought between Sikhs and the Dogra Rajputs in 1808. The Dogras lost Jammu and Hukam Singh Chimni captured the Jammu city. This was a great success for the Sikhs as now their route to Kashmir was open. Kashmir was later on conquered by Sikhs under Misr Diwan Chand the Army chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819.

Further reading

Sun, Sohan Lal, ` Umdat-ut- Twdnkh. Lahore, 1885–89
Prein Singh, Baba, Khalsa Raj de Usrayye, vol. II. Hoti Mardan,1944
Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909
Khushwant Singh, Ranjit Singh: Maharajah of the Punjab. Bombay, 1962
Panikkar, Gulab Singh 1930

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