First Anglo-Sikh War

First Anglo-Sikh War
Sketch Map to Illustrate the First Anglo-Sikh War around Sobraon in early 1846, from 'A Short History of the Sikhs' (1915), by Charles Herbert Payne
Date 11 December 1845 – 9 March 1846 (2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) Location Punjab Result British victory Territorial changes Jalandhar Doab and Lahore's Cis Sutlej territories annexed by the East India Company and Jammu and Kashmir sold to Gulab Singh
Belligerents
British Empire British East India Company Supported by: Patiala State[1] Jind State[2]	Sikh Empire Supported by: Ladwa State
Commanders and leaders
Sir Hugh Gough Sir Henry Hardinge Robert Henry Dick † Sir Harry Smith Robert Sale  (DOW) George Broadfoot † Sir Walter Gilbert Sir Henry Lawrence	Maharani Jind Kaur Tej Singh Raja Lal Singh Akali Hanuman Singh † Sham Singh Attariwala † Ranjodh Singh Majithia Raja Ajit Singh of Ladwa
Casualties and losses
2,591 killed 4,063 wounded 77 captured 69 guns	10,300 killed 5,000 wounded 204 guns

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British Empire from 1845 to 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh empire and cession of Jammu & Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.