Ranjodh Singh Defends Aliwal Position
Ranjodh Singh's troops faced a British attack at Aliwal on 28 January 1846.
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Ranjor Singh Signs Peace Instrument
Sardar Ranjor Singh Majithia gave his formal assent as one of the Lahore government's signatories to the agreement.
Regency Council Oversees Minor Maharaja
A council of Sikh chiefs governed during Duleep Singh's minority under British supervision after the December arrangements.
Separate Kashmir Settlement Follows Lahore
The settlement at Lahore paved the way for the separate 16 March treaty transferring defined hill territories to Gulab Singh.
Seventy Five Lakh Payment Established
Gulab Singh agreed to pay seventy five lakh Nanakshahi rupees for the territory granted under the settlement.
Sikh Army Ordered To Reduce Strength
The Lahore settlement required a reduction in the Sikh army and reshaped the military power of the young maharaja's government.
Sikh Army Size Reduced After Defeat
The Lahore settlement required a substantial reduction in the strength of the Sikh army.
Sikh Court Accepts War Defeat
The court governing for Maharaja Duleep Singh accepted British peace terms after the Sikh army's defeat in the First Anglo Sikh War.
Sikh Defeat At Aliwal Weakens Flank
The defeat at Aliwal reduced the Sikh threat to British supply lines in the Ludhiana sector.
Sikh Entrenchments Guard Sobraon Bridgehead
Sikh forces constructed strong defences near their Sutlej crossing at Sobraon before the decisive February battle.
Sikh Force Challenges Smith Near Ludhiana
Ranjodh Singh's manoeuvres forced British commander Harry Smith to protect the approaches to Ludhiana.
Sikh Forces Take British Baggage
Sikh cavalry exploited British vulnerability during the manoeuvres near Baddowal and captured part of Smith's baggage.
Sikh Government Accepts Territorial Cessions
The postwar treaty forced the Lahore government to surrender significant territory to the East India Company.
Sikh State Retains Reduced Independence
Although the kingdom survived the peace, its military and political independence was sharply restricted.
Sobraon Battle Breaks Sikh Defensive Line
The British assault at Sobraon overcame Sikh entrenchments and inflicted severe losses on the defending army.
Southern Sutlej Holdings Relinquished
The Sikh government surrendered its claims to territories south of the Sutlej as part of the territorial settlement.
Sutlej Retreat Costs Sikh Lives
Many Sikh soldiers died while attempting to cross the Sutlej during the collapse of the Sobraon position.
Tej Singh Endorses Peace Terms
Tej Singh was among the Sikh dignitaries who signed the Lahore peace settlement after the campaign of 1845 and 1846.
Territorial Alterations Require British Consent
Gulab Singh agreed not to change the limits of his new territories without British concurrence.
Young Maharaja Faces Military Defeat
The government of the child Maharaja Duleep Singh faced a decisive military crisis after the Sikh defeat at Sobraon.
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