Lahore Front
The Battle of Lahore (Urdu: جنگِ لاہور; Jang-e-Lāhaur, Hindi: लाहौर की लड़ाई; Lāhaur kī laḍ.āī), also referred to as the Lahore Front, constitutes a series of battles fought in and around the Pakistani city of Lahore during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The battle ended in a victory for India, as it was able to thrust through and hold key choke points in Pakistan while having gained around 360 to 500 square kilometres of territory. Indian forces halted their assault on Lahore once they had captured the village of Burki on its outskirts. The rationale for this was that a ceasefire−negotiated by the United States and the Soviet Union−was to be signed soon, and had India captured Lahore, It would have most likely been returned to the process of ceasefire negotiations.
| Battle of Lahore | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | |||||||||
Lt. Col. Hari Singh of the Indian 18th Cavalry posing outside a captured Pakistani police station (Barkee) with fellow soldiers in Lahore District. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| India | Pakistan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lt. Gen. J. S. Dhillon (Commander, XI Corps) | Col. Sarfaraz Khan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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100,000+ 1 armoured division |
50,000 2 armoured divisions | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||