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Locality Name : Aliwal ( ਆਲੀਵਾਲ ) Tehsil Name : Sidhwan Bet District : Ludhiana State : Punjab Language : Punjabi and Hindi Current Time 08:54 AM Date: Wednesday , Aug 25,2021 (IST) Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation / Altitude: 239 meters. Above Seal level Telephone Code / Std Code: 01624 Assembly constituency : Dakha assembly constituency Assembly MLA : harvinder singh phoolka Lok Sabha constituency : Ludhiana parliamentary constituency Parliament MP : RAVNEET SINGH BITTU S...
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'''Aliwal''' is a village in [[India]], located in the [[Taran Taran, India|Taran Taran]] district of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], on the [[Sutlej|Sutlej river]].
'''Aliwal''' is a village in [[India]], located in the [[Ludhiana, India|Ludhiana]] district of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], on the [[Sutlej|Sutlej river]].


It is the site of an important [[Battle of Aliwal|battle]] during the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]]. Late in January 1846 it was held by Ranjur Singh, who had crossed the river in force and threatened [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]. On the 28th [[Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet|Sir Harry Smith]],<ref>Smith, Sir Harry. ‘’The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej.’’ Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1903 [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/57094/57094-h/57094-h.htm] </ref> with a view to clearing the left or British bank, attacked him, and after a struggle pierced the [[Sikh]] troops with his [[cavalry]], and pushed them into the river, where large numbers perished, leaving 67 guns to the victors. The consequence of the victory was the submission of the whole territory east of the [[Sutlej]] river to the British.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Aliwal|volume=1|page=673}}</ref>
It is the site of an important [[Battle of Aliwal|battle]] during the [[First Anglo-Sikh War]]. Late in January 1846 it was held by Ranjur Singh, who had crossed the river in force and threatened [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]. On the 28th [[Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet|Sir Harry Smith]],<ref>Smith, Sir Harry. ''The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej.'' Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1903 [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/57094/57094-h/57094-h.htm]</ref> with a view to clearing the left or British bank, attacked him, and after a struggle pierced the [[Sikh]] troops with his [[cavalry]], and pushed them into the river, where large numbers perished, leaving 67 guns to the victors. The consequence of the victory was the submission of the whole territory east of the [[Sutlej]] river to the British.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Aliwal|volume=1|page=673}}</ref>


Before the [[partition of India]], Ailwal had a Muslim majority.
Before the [[partition of India]], Ailwal had a Muslim majority.
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Aliwal
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Aliwal is located in Punjab
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Location in Punjab, India
Aliwal is located in India
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Aliwal (India)
Coordinates: 30°57′N 75°37′E / 30.950°N 75.617°E / 30.950; 75.617
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictLudhiana
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Aliwal is a village in India, located in the Ludhiana district of Punjab, on the Sutlej river.

It is the site of an important battle during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Late in January 1846 it was held by Ranjur Singh, who had crossed the river in force and threatened Ludhiana. On the 28th Sir Harry Smith,[1] with a view to clearing the left or British bank, attacked him, and after a struggle pierced the Sikh troops with his cavalry, and pushed them into the river, where large numbers perished, leaving 67 guns to the victors. The consequence of the victory was the submission of the whole territory east of the Sutlej river to the British.[2]

Before the partition of India, Ailwal had a Muslim majority.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Sir Harry. The Autobiography of Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej. Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1903 [1]
  2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aliwal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 673.


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