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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 673 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALIWAL , a See also:

village of See also:British See also:India, in the See also:Ludhiana See also:district of the See also:Punjab, situated on the See also:left See also:bank of the See also:Sutlej, and famous as the See also:scene of one of the See also:great battles of the 1st See also:Sikh See also:War. See also:Late in See also:January 1846 it was held by Ranjur Singh, who had crossed the See also:river in force and threatened Ludhiana. On the 28th See also:Sir Harry See also:Smith, with a view to clearing the left or British bank, attacked him, and after a desperate struggle thrice pierced the Sikh troops with his See also:cavalry, and pushed them into the river, where large See also:numbers perished, leaving 67 guns to the victors. The consequence of the victory was the submission of the whole territory See also:east of the Sutlej to the British.

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