Second Anglo-Sikh War breaks out in the Punjab
- When
- 1848
- Where
- Multan
- Episodes
- 1
The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company fought from 1848 to 1849. Its outbreak is associated with the murder of two British officers at Multan on 19 April 1848, after which Sikh troops joined in open rebellion within a short time.
Episodes
Background and detail
Triggering Incident. On 18 April 1848, Kahan Singh and Vans Agnew arrived at Multan with Lieutenant William Anderson and a small escort to take charge from Diwan Mulraj Chopra. The following day, Agnew and Anderson were murdered in Multan. This act of violence precipitated immediate open rebellion by Sikh troops, escalating local tensions into war.
Outbreak of War. The murders at Multan and the ensuing rebellion by Sikh troops are associated with the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company that took place from 1848 to 1849. The sources do not state a formal start date for the war beyond this sequence of events.
People involved
- Patrick Vans Agnew · Civil Service Official
- William Anderson · Lieutenant, Bombay European Regiment
- Diwan Mulraj Chopra · Punjabi viceroy (governor) of Multan, 1848
- Kahan Singh · Role not stated in sources
Sources
- Second Anglo-Sikh War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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