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Siege of Skardu 1947

Siege of Skardu: THOMSON p232 ISKARDO FORT
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Key facts

Year1947Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationPakistanNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
War / conflictIndo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948Wikidata P361
Coordinates35.3000, 75.6167Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Skardu was a prolonged military blockade carried out by the pro-Pakistani forces of Ibex Force, Chitral Scouts and Chitral State Bodyguards, against the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and the Indian Army in the town of Skardu, during the First Kashmir War of 1947–48. The victory of pro-Pakistani forces resulted in Skardu becoming part of modern-day Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Location

35.3000, 75.6167 · Pakistan

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