| Siege of Skardu | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Jammu and Kashmir State Forces  Indian Air Force[4] |
 Gilgit Scouts Chitral Scouts Chitral State Bodyguards | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 250 captured[3] | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the Gilgit Scouts, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, acting in coordination against Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the Indian Army in the town of Skardu, during the First Kashmir War of 1947.[5][6][7]
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