Battle of Burki

Battle of Burki
	Part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
	150m; 160yds Village of Burki
Date	8–11 September 1965; (3 days)
Location	Burki, Lahore, Pakistan31°28′38″N 74°30′45″E / 31.4771°N 74.5125°E
Result	Indian victory
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. Har Krishan Sibal; Lt. Col. F.S. Sondhi; Lt. Col. Satish Chandra Joshi †; Anant Singh	Maj. Raja Aziz Bhatti †; Sqn. Ldr. Sajad Haider
Units involved
Indian Army 7th Infantry Division; 48th Infantry Brigade; 65th Infantry Brigade; 5 Guards; Central India Horse; 9 Madras; 4 Sikh; 16 Punjab; 6/8 Gorkha Rifles;	Pakistan Army 10th Infantry Division; 103th Infantry Brigade; 17th Punjab Regiment; Pakistan Air Force No. 19 Squadron;
Strength
1 infantry division; 1 armoured regiment	1 infantry division; 2 Companies of 17 Punjab Regiment; 10 F-86 Sabre jets[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Indian claims:; 4 tanks destroyed[citation needed]	Indian claims:; 84 tanks captured or destroyed[citation needed]

The Battle of Burki was a battle during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between Indian infantry and Pakistani armour units.^[3] Burki (also spelled Barki, Burkee and Barkee) is a village, that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab. For reference, that is just 11 km from the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, and is connected to Lahore by the a bridge over the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal.^[12] During the battle, the strength of the two sides were relatively even. Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported by a large number of tanks, as well as fighter jets.^[3]^{[failed verification]} The battle resulted in an Indian victory.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Major_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Gupta_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Melville de Mellow (28 November 1965). "Battle of Burki was another outstanding infantry operation". Sainik Samachar.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Singh_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Wrong Timing the Battle: Khem Karan and Afghanistan". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Capture of Barki by 4th Sikh" (PDF). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Saragarhi Battalion to commemorate valour of its soldiers". The Times of India. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "Veterans celebrate Battle Honour Day". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ "BATTLE HONOURS OF THE INDIAN ARMY – 18, 1965 INDO PAK WAR: BARKI, ASSAULTING THE ICHHOGIL CANAL". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^ Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi. "PAF in Defence of Lahore". DefenceJournal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2001.
^ Das, Chand N. (1997), Hours of Glory: Famous battles of the Indian army, 1801–1971, Vision Books, p. 106, ISBN 9788170940692
^ Gopal, Ram (1967), Indo-Pakistan war and peace, 1965, Pustak Kendra, p. 118

[Major_1965-1] Cite error: The named reference Major_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Gupta_1965-2] Cite error: The named reference Gupta_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[sainik-3] Melville de Mellow (28 November 1965). "Battle of Burki was another outstanding infantry operation". Sainik Samachar.

[Singh_1965-4] Cite error: The named reference Singh_1965 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "Wrong Timing the Battle: Khem Karan and Afghanistan". 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[6] "Capture of Barki by 4th Sikh" (PDF). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[7] "Saragarhi Battalion to commemorate valour of its soldiers". The Times of India. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[8] "Veterans celebrate Battle Honour Day". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[9] "BATTLE HONOURS OF THE INDIAN ARMY – 18, 1965 INDO PAK WAR: BARKI, ASSAULTING THE ICHHOGIL CANAL". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[10] Air Commodore Qadeer Ahmad Hashmi. "PAF in Defence of Lahore". DefenceJournal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2001.

[Chand_1965-11] Das, Chand N. (1997), Hours of Glory: Famous battles of the Indian army, 1801–1971, Vision Books, p. 106, ISBN 9788170940692

[Ram_1965-12] Gopal, Ram (1967), Indo-Pakistan war and peace, 1965, Pustak Kendra, p. 118

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