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{{short description|Skirmish of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965}}
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| casualties2 = Indian claims: 48 dead 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and washed away.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/the-might-of-the-thambis/article7626363.ece|title = The might of the Thambis|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 8 September 2015|last1 = Ramachandran|first1 = D. P.}}</ref><ref name="Ramachandran2008">{{cite book|author=D.P. Ramachandran|title=Empire's First Soldiers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC|year=2008|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-0-9796174-7-8|page=198}}</ref>
| casualties1 = Indian claims: 27<ref name="Tribune" />–49 dead<ref name="google" /> 65 wounded<ref name="google" />
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| units1 = [[9th Battalion, Madras Regiment]]
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| result = India captures Ichhogil canal <ref>{{cite book|title=Combat Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9MlQAQAAMAAJ|year=1987|publisher=[[Army War College, Mhow|College of Combat]]|page=7}}</ref>
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| place = [[Ichogil Canal]]
| date = 22–23 September 1965 ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=22|year1=1965|month2=9|day2=23|year2=1965}})
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| image = File:Pakistani soldier engaging invading indian forces at the BRB canal.jpg
| partof = the [[Lahore Front]]
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The '''Battle of Ichogil Bund''' also known as the '''Battle of BRB Canal''' was a [[skirmish]] fought from 22 September to 23 September 1965<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Major Defence Operations Since 1947|author=Capt, R.S.G.|date=2005|publisher=Ocean Books|isbn=9788188322671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kzo9wyl0AK0C&pg=PT103|accessdate=2017-12-10}}</ref><ref name=":0">[https://books.google.com/books?id=6Q7EiZmcMPMC&pg=PA197&dq=battle+of+Ichhogil+bund+22+23+september&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMInLXH2deDyQIVDXCOCh3Gfg0U#v=onepage&q=battle%20of%20Ichhogil%20bund%2022%2023%20september&f=false Empire's First Soldiers By D.P. Ramachandran], p. 197, Lancer Publishers, 2008</ref> as part of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] in which approximately two Pakistani companies attempted to re-occupy the eastern [[Bunding|bund]] of the [[Ichhogil Canal]]. However, the Pakistani forces were routed, resulting in an Indian victory, and the contested section of the canal was re-captured<ref>{{cite book|author=Jamna Das Akhtar|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Conspiracies_in_Pakistan/cVfRAAAAMAAJ|title=Political Conspiracies in Pakistan|publisher=Punjabi Pustak Bhandar|year=1969|pages=380}}</ref> by the [[9th Battalion Madras Regiment]],<ref name="google" /> under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan.<ref name="Tribune" /><ref name="The Hindu"/>

The battle was notable for being fought after the cease-fire had been signed on September 22. Fighting began around midnight and lasted for about 2 and a half hours. Accounts differ: between 27 and 49 Indian soldiers died.<ref name="google" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name="Tribune">{{Cite web|title=Ichhogil battle remembered|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/ichhogil-battle-remembered-137044|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> Pakistani casualties included 48 dead, 11 captured and 80 jumped into the canal and were washed away (presumably dead).<ref name="google" />

The [[Ichogil Canal]] was constructed by the Pakistanis in the 1950s partly as a defensive obstacle to prevent an invasion of [[Lahore]]. At {{Convert|45|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide and {{Convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep, it presents a serious obstacle for military forces.<ref name="google" /> Much of the battle was fought from across the canal, with tanks providing fire support to a ground team which had crossed the canal.<ref name="google" />

==See also==
*[[Battle of Asal Uttar]]
*[[Battle of Chawinda]]
*[[Khemkaran]]

==References==
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