| Battle of Rawalakot | |||||||||
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| Part of the Kashmir conflict and Indo-Pakistani war of 1947-1948 | |||||||||
  Rawalakot
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Azad Army[a] | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Captain Hussain Khan † Captain Sher Khan Subedar Bostan Khan |
Colonel Ram Lal Major Amarnath Lakhanpal Captain Parkash Chand | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| ~200 men and others[2] | ~2000 men[3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 260 casualties including 150 killed[3] |
400 killed Many wounded[3] | ||||||||
The Battle of Rawalakot, was a battle fought by Azad Forces against the State of Jammu and Kashmir which took place in the city of Rawalakot and surrounding areas between November 4–14, 1947 during the First Kashmir war, which was initiated by Muslim Sudhan ex-servicemen to fight for the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to the Dominion of Pakistan.[4]
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- ^ Saraf, Kashmiris Fight for Freedom, Volume 2 (2015), p. 159
- ^ Jaffri 2024, p. 10.
- ^ a b c Jaffri 2024, p. 11.
- ^ Jaffri (2024), p. 10 : Saraf, Kashmiris Fight for Freedom, Volume 2 (2015), pp. 154–156 : Singh (2010), p. 217