✦ History

Part of Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948

Battle of Shalateng

November 7, 1947 · Battle of Shalateng

Result Indian victory

Indian armoured cars and infantry routed the lashkar outside Srinagar, saving the city.

On the map Contemporaries

India

Pakistan

India
Pakistan
Lionel Protip Sen military commander Ranjit Singh Dyal military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 3,400
Strength
c. 1,000

Units

Indian 161st Infantry Brigade (1947) 7th Light Cavalry Kumaon Regiment Sikh Regiment
Tribal lashkar (1947)